Damage in energetic materials

Damage of energetic materials can be created in the process of manufacturing, machining, transporting and storing. On the one hand, damage can deteriorate mechanical properties of energetic materials; on the other hand, it can also influence the sensitivity, combustion and even detonation behaviors of energetic materials. In this paper, the progress of the studies on the damage of energetic materials is reviewed. The production, experimental simulation and characterization of damage are introduced. The influence of damage on the shock sensitivity, combustion and detonation behaviors of energetic materials and the constitutive law including damage are discussed.