Preparation and thermal properties of RDX/GAP nano-composite energetic materials

Guo Ping Li, Meng Hui Liu, Lian Hua Shen, Yun Jun Luo

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Abstract

RDX/GAP composite energetic material was prepared by sol-gel method and solution crystallization method using glycidyl azide polymer (GAP) and hexamethylene diisocyanate(HDI) as raw materials and T-12 as catalyst. Its structure was characterized by BET method, X-ray powder diffraction and scanning electron microscopy and its thermal properties were analyzed by TG/DSC. Results show that RDX/GAP composite energetic material has nano-grid structure and its surface area is much smaller than that of GAP xerogel. The mean particle size of RDX/GAP composite energetic material is 20-50nm. The thermal decomposition peak temperature of RDX in the composite energetic material is greatly decreased, and the decomposition heat is much higher than that of the physical blend materials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)25-29
Number of pages5
JournalHuozhayao Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Explosives and Propellants
Volume38
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2015

Keywords

  • Material science
  • Nano-composite energetic material
  • RDX/GAP
  • Sol-gel method
  • Thermal properties

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