Mechanical and explosive properties of plastic bonded explosives based on mixture of HMX and TATB

Defence Science Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 622-629

  Singh, Arjun ^a   Kumar, Mahesh ^a   Soni, Pramod ^a   Singh, Manjit ^a   Srivastava, Alok ^b  

^a Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Detonic; High explosive; Mechanical property; Plastic bonded explosive; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DETONATION;

DETONIC; EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES; HIGH EXPLOSIVES; MECHANICAL; PLASTIC BONDED EXPLOSIVES; PLASTIC-BONDED EXPLOSIVES; POLYMERIC BINDER; SENSITIVITY; SLURRY COATING; TRINITROBENZENE;

MIXTURES;

EID: 84891781599     PISSN: 0011748X     EISSN: 0976464X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14429/dsj.63.5764     Document Type: Article

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