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Complex of nitrocellulose as propellant

US4033798A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 1976
Grant dateJul 5, 1977
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Expiry dateMar 29, 1996

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC06B25/18
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A solution comprising nitrocellulose and a nitramine consisting of either X (Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-s-triazine), HMX (Octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-s-tetrazine), or mixtures thereof is dissolved in a volatile, liquid acetate ester, evaporated at room temperature to form a film, and then dried. The resulting material is a homogeneous, hydrogen-bonded complex of nitrocellulose and the nitramine, useful as an energetic propellant.

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