Method for making high performance explosive formulations containing CL-20
US6217799A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC06B45/22
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A water slurry method of making high performance explosive compositions and ordnances using the explosive compositions as an explosive ingredient for high performance, low sensitivity explosive applications is disclosed. The method involves combining an aqueous dispersion including CL-20 with a lacquer including at least one non-energetic binder and at least one plasticizer, then agitating the slurry to form CL-20 granules. The CL-20 may be present in the explosive formulation in a concentration of from about 85 wt % to about 96 wt %. The formulation is preferably sufficiently pressable and/or extrudable to permit it to be formed into grains suitable for ordnance and similar applications, including use as grenades, land mines, missile warheads, and demolition explosives.
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