TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of additives on ε-HNIW crystal morphology and impact sensitivity
AU - Chen, Huaxiong
AU - Li, Lijie
AU - Jin, Shaohua
AU - Chen, Shusen
AU - Jiao, Qingze
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - Crystals of γ-HNIW were transformed into crystals of ε-HNIW by application of a drowning-out process in the presence of different additives, namely ethylene glycol, triacetin, and aminoacetic acid. They show different effects on the crystal morphology of ε-HNIW and cause less angular and more regular structures. Investigation of the sensitivities of the different ε-HNIW crystals shows that their angles and regularity have an influence on the impact sensitivity. Aminoacetic acid selectively inhibits the growth of individual ε-HNIW crystal faces to modify the morphology into spherical shape, these ε-HNIW crystals are of much lower sensitivity, even compared with general RDX and HMX explosives.
AB - Crystals of γ-HNIW were transformed into crystals of ε-HNIW by application of a drowning-out process in the presence of different additives, namely ethylene glycol, triacetin, and aminoacetic acid. They show different effects on the crystal morphology of ε-HNIW and cause less angular and more regular structures. Investigation of the sensitivities of the different ε-HNIW crystals shows that their angles and regularity have an influence on the impact sensitivity. Aminoacetic acid selectively inhibits the growth of individual ε-HNIW crystal faces to modify the morphology into spherical shape, these ε-HNIW crystals are of much lower sensitivity, even compared with general RDX and HMX explosives.
KW - Additives
KW - Crystal growth
KW - HNIW
KW - Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane
KW - Insensitive explosives
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84863145288&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/prep.201000014
DO - 10.1002/prep.201000014
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84863145288
SN - 0721-3115
VL - 37
SP - 77
EP - 82
JO - Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics
JF - Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics
IS - 1
ER -