Quality evaluation of RDX crystalline particles by confined quasi-static compression method

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 401-405

  Ming, Li ^a   Ming, Huang ^a   Bin, Kang ^a   Maoping, Wen ^a   Hongzhen, Li ^a   Rong, Xu ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER OF LASER FUSION   (China)

Author keywords

Coherence strength; Compressive stiffness test; Crystalline particle quality; Initial secant modulus; RDX

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLVENTS; STIFFNESS;

COHERENCE STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STIFFNESS TEST; CRYSTALLINE PARTICLE QUALITY; INITIAL SECANT MODULUS; RDX;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 35748936806     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200700043     Document Type: Article

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