MTX-1 – A Potential Replacement for Tetrazene in Primers | Zendy

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MTX-1 – A Potential Replacement for Tetrazene in Primers

Author(s) -

J.W. Fronabarger,

Michael D. Williams,

Alfred G. Stern,

Damon A. Parrish

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

central european journal of energetic materials

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 2353-1843

pISSN - 1733-7178

DOI - 10.22211/cejem/64963

Subject(s) - chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , chromatography , biology

Tetrazene (1-amino-1(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-azo-guanidine hydrate) is widely used in ordnance systems as a sensitizer of primer mixes for use in both percussion and stab applications. It has low thermal and hydrolytic stability compared with other components of primer mixes and there currently exists the need for a replacement with enhanced stability characteristics. MTX-1 (1-[(2E)3-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)triaz-2-en-1-ylidene]methanediamine) meets these criteria and shows great promise as a tetrazene replacement. Preliminary testing of this material has confirmed that MTX-1 has safety and performance properties which are similar to tetrazene and has chemical characteristics, including thermal and hydrolytic stability, which exceed those of tetrazene. MTX-1 has been successfully evaluated against tetrazene in a variety of chemical/output tests, including comparative testing in the PVU-12 primer.

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