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Nitrato Amine Nitrates: Nitrate ester explosives with reduced impact sensitivity
Author(s) -
Hiskey Michael A.,
Hatch Melvin J.,
Oxley Jimmie C.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.56
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1521-4087
pISSN - 0721-3115
DOI - 10.1002/prep.19910160110
Subject(s) - explosive material , amine gas treating , detonation , nitrate , sensitivity (control systems) , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , electronic engineering , engineering
The preparation and properties of several nitrato amine nitrates are given along with calculated detonation velocities and measured impact sensitivities. Comparison of these compounds with the high performance explosive PETN is also given.