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US 8,911,575 B1Granted
Moldable explosives formulated with chlorinated waxes and oils
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsAnthony R. Di Stasio, Sanjeev K. Singh, Daniel Zaloga, Rajen Patel
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Abstract
Moldable explosives containing chlorinated and/or fluorinated oils and waxes are described which exhibit significant energetic characteristics while at the same time possessing desirable IM character. Such moldable explosives are potential replacements for the C4 compositions known and used in the art.
Claims10
A hand moldable explosive composition comprising:
- 60-75 wt % of an explosive selected from the group consisting of:
- RDX, TNT, TATB and CL20;
- 25-35 wt % halogenated oil;
- 0-5 wt % halogenated wax;
- and
- wherein said hand moldable explosive exhibits Chapman and Jouguet pressures equivalent to C4.
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A method for making a moldable explosive composition comprising the steps of:
- combining a quantity of an explosive selected from the group consisting of:
- RDX, TNT, TATB and CL20, along with a quantity of halogenated oil along with a quantity of a halogenated wax such that the overall mixture includes 60-75 wt % of the explosive, 25-35 wt % of the halogenated oil and 0-5 wt % of the halogenated wax;
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- mixing the combined materials until a substantially homogeneous, moldable solid is produced.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.