Thermal sensitivity of HMX crystals and HMX-based explosives treated under various conditions

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 561-566

  Zhang, Chaoyang ^a   Peng, Qiang ^a   Wang, Liyan ^a   Wang, Xiaochuan ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER OF LASER FUSION   (China)

Author keywords

Five Second Explosion Point; HMX; HMX Based Explosives; Thermal Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

FIVE-SECOND EXPLOSION POINT; MECHANICAL SENSITIVITY; METAL OXIDE PARTICLES; SEM; SURFACE ENERGIES; THERMAL SENSITIVITY;

CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; CRYSTALS; EXPLOSIONS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 78650101874     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200800010     Document Type: Article

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