Study of the interfacial interaction performance of branched bonding agents and CL-20

Adding bonding agents to the formulation is an effective way to solve the dewetting of 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20) in the binder matrix. For the design and selection of the structure of a bonding agent suitable for CL-20, a series of branched polyether bonding agents with terminal groups substituted by cyano, ester and hydroxyl functional groups were employed. Contact angle, Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements were performed, and the results were compared with that of common bonding agent, the boron trifluoride triethanolamine complex (TEA·BF₃). The results revealed that the nitramine reinforcement of the three polar groups to CL-20 was in the order cyano group > hydroxyl group > ester group. It is proposed that CBPE-10,10 (cyano-terminated branched polyether bonding agent) had the strongest interfacial interaction with CL-20. The adhesion work value was 105.37 mN · m^-1 and the adhesion degree was 41.04%. The bonding properties of BPEs/CL-20 were better than those of TEA·BF3/CL-20.