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US 4,952,255 AGranted
Extrudable PBX molding powder
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorHorace D. Stanton
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Abstract
An extrudable plastic bonded explosive molding powder is provided and conns about 20 percent by weight ethylenevinyl acetate copolymer and 80 percent by weight PETN.
Claims2
An extrudable explosive molding powder comprising:
- about 20 percent by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer;
- and
- about 80 percent by weight pentaerythritoltetranitrate.
A method of producing an extrudable explosive molding powder comprising the steps of:
- dissolving ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer in a solvent;
- mixing pentaerythritoltetranitrate into said dissolved ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer;
- evaporating said solvent from said mixture;
- and
- drying said mixture at 60.degree.-70.degree. C.
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