Microstructural differences between virgin and recycled lots of PBX 9502

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 88-94

  Peterson, Paul D ^a   Idar, Deanne J ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microstructure; PBX 9502; Recycled; Virgin

Indexed keywords

COSTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING;

PBX 9502; RECYCLED; TRIAMINOTRINITROBENZENE (TATB); VIRGIN;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 25444514720     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200400088     Document Type: Article

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