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Parent topics
- Explosives [r]: Explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitroglycerin. [e]
Subtopics
Mixtures
- LX-04 [r]: 85% HMX, 15% Viton A; Used in W-62 and W70 cruise missile warhead Substituted for PBX-9404 when unacceptable sensitivity problems arose [e]
- LX-07 [r]: 90% HMX, 10% Viton A mixture; a plastic bonded explosive used in the W71 (nuclear weapon) [e]
- LX-09 [r]: 93% HMX, 4.6% DNPA, 2.4% FEFO High velocity plastic bonded explosive used W68 warhead for UGM-73 Poseidon SLBM; Withdrawn from use due to aging problems (binder/plasticizer exudation). Serious safety problems. [e]
- LX-10 [r]: 95% HMX, 5% Viton A; and LX-10-1: 94.5% HMX, 5.5% Viton A; plastic bonded explosive that replaced LX-09 in W68 (nuclear weapon) and was also used in W70, W79 and W82; it is a booster in the B83 bomb [e]
- LX-11 [r]: 80% HMX, 20% Viton A; plastic bonded explosive used in W71 [e]
- LX-17 [r]: 92.5% TATB, 7.5% Kel-F; One of three insensitive high explosives in use in current U.S. nuclear weapons: B83 strategic bomb; W84 Ground-Launched Cruise Missile warhead; W87 Minuteman warhead; and W89 Sea Lance warhead; concerns have been expressed about possible crystallization and stiffening in the W87 [e]
- PBX-9501 [r]: 95% HMX, 2.5% Estane polyurethane adhesive, 2.5% BDNPA-F; plastic bonded explosive used in W71 warhead for Spartan anti-ballistic missile, W78 Minuteman III MIRV warhead (i.e., replaced by the W87 and W88 Trident II warhead [e]
- PBX-9502 [r]: 95% TATB, 5% Kel-F; principal insensitive high explosive in new and retrofitted nuclear weapons, including B61 Mods 3, 4, 6-10 bomb; W-61; W80 cruise missile warhead, W85 warhead for Pershing II, W90 warhead for AGM-131A SRAM II and W91 warhead for AGM-131B SRAM-T [e]
- PBX-9010 [r]: 90% RDX, 10% Kel-F mixture as plastic bonded explosive; Used in B43 and W50 [e]
- PBX-9011 [r]: 90% HMX, 10% Estane; plastic bonded explosive for B57 tactical and depth bomb Mods 1 and 2 [e]
- PBXN-109 [r]: An insensitive high explosive made with plastic bonding techniques, used in a wide range of U.S. and allied munitions; composed of 65% RDX (explosive), 15% hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene and, 20% aluminium powder [e]
Explosives
- HMX (explosive) [r]: "High Melting Explosive" of the nitramine class; known as Octogen or cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine; chemically octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1 ,3,5,7-tetrazocine; 9110 meters/sec. detonation velocity; high detonation temperature; early use in nuclear weapons; density 1.89/pressed [e]
- TATB [r]: An insensitive high explosive (IHE) with the IUPAC name 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene and the trivial name triamino-trinitrobenzene; has been the principal IHE in recent U.S. nuclear weapons [e]
- RDX (explosive) [r]: "Royal Demolition eXplosive" or "Research Department eXplosive", also known as Hexogen or Cyclonite; chemically hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine; considered the most powerful common military explosive; a member of the nitramine class of organic nitrate explosives [e]
- Nitrotriazolone [r]: A commercially available explosive with reduced sensitivity but power comparable to several military explosives [e]
Binders
- Kel-F [r]: PCTFE (PolyChloroTriFluoroEthylene) polymer consisting of chlorotrifluoroethylene and vinylidine fluoride in a 3:1 ratio; most common name and trademark of 3M but no longer manufactured by the company — others Neoflon and Aclon; used in valves with low friction and high chemical resistance, and plastic bonded explosive and insensitive high explosive such as LX-17 and PBX-9502 [e]
- Estane [r]: Add brief definition or description
- FEFO [r]: insensitive liquid explosive binder used in explosive welding and nuclear weapon implosion systems; 1,1-[methylenebis(oxy)]-bis-[2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethane] [e]
- BDNPA-F [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Viton [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate [r]: Add brief definition or description