Energetic plasticizer for explosive charges
An energetic material suitable for high-energy, plastic-bonded, explosive charges, the material including an energetic plasticizer containing an energetic nitrobutyl formal, wherein a composition of the energetic plasticizer contains at least 50%, by weight, of the energetic nitrobutyl formal.
1. An energetic material suitable for high-energy, plastic-bonded, explosive charges, the material comprising:
(a) an energetic plasticizer including an energetic nitrobutyl formal, wherein a composition of said energetic plasticizer contains at least 70%, by weight, of said energetic nitrobutyl formal.
2. The energetic material of claim 1 , wherein said energetic plasticizer contains at least 85%, by weight, of said energetic nitrobutyl formal.
3. The energetic material of claim 1 , wherein said energetic plasticizer contains a single formal component.
4. The energetic material of claim 1 , wherein said energetic plasticizer contains a pure formal component.
5. The energetic material of claim 1 , the material further comprising:
(b) a binder,
wherein said energetic plasticizer and said binder form a homogeneous composition.
6. The energetic material of claim 1 , wherein said energetic nitrobutyl formal is bis(2,2-dinitrobutyl)formal (BDNBF).
7. The energetic material of claim 5 , the material further comprising:
(c) a high explosive.
8. The energetic material of claim 5 , wherein said energetic plasticizer and said binder are selected such that said homogenous composition has a glass transition temperature below minus 30° C.
9. The energetic material of claim 5 , wherein said energetic plasticizer and said binder are selected such that a melting point of said energetic plasticizer is above minus 5° C., while said homogenous composition has a glass transition temperature below minus 30° C.
10. The energetic material of claim 5 , wherein said energetic plasticizer and said binder are selected such that a melting point of said energetic plasticizer is above 0° C., while said homogenous composition has a glass transition temperature below minus 30° C.
11. The energetic material of claim 1 , wherein said energetic nitrobutyl formal is bis(2,2-dinitrobutyl)formal (BDNBF).
12. The energetic material of claim 2 , wherein said energetic nitrobutyl formal is bis(2,2-dinitrobutyl)formal (BDNBF).
13. An energetic material suitable for high-energy, plastic-bonded, explosive charges, the material comprising:
(a) an energetic plasticizer including an energetic nitro formal,
wherein a composition of said energetic plasticizer contains at least 95%, by weight, of said energetic nitro formal.
14. The energetic material of claim 13 , wherein said energetic plasticizer contains at least 85%, by weight, of said energetic nitro formal.
15. The energetic material of claim 13 , wherein said energetic plasticizer contains at least 90%, by weight, of said energetic nitro formal.
16. The energetic material of claim 13 , wherein said energetic plasticizer contains less than 15% of an asymmetric nitro formal.
17. The energetic material of claim 13 , wherein said energetic plasticizer contains less than 10% of an asymmetric nitro formal.
18. The energetic material of claim 13 , wherein said energetic plasticizer contains less than 5% of an asymmetric nitro formal.
19. The energetic material of claim 13 , wherein said energetic nitro formal is bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)formal (BDNPF).
20. The energetic material of claim 14 , wherein said energetic nitro formal is bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)formal (BDNPF).
21. The energetic material of claim 15 , wherein said energetic nitro formal is bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)formal (BDNPF).
22. The energetic material of claim 13 , the material further comprising:
(b) a binder,
wherein said energetic plasticizer and said binder form a homogeneous composition.
23. The energetic material of claim 22 , wherein said energetic plasticizer and said binder are selected such that said homogenous composition has a glass transition temperature below minus 30° C.
24. The energetic material of claim 22 , wherein said energetic plasticizer and said binder are selected such that a melting point of said energetic plasticizer is above minus 5° C., while said homogenous composition has a glass transition temperature below minus 30° C.
25. The energetic material of claim 22 , wherein said energetic plasticizer and said binder are selected such that a melting point of said energetic plasticizer is above 0° C., while said homogenous composition has a glass transition temperature below minus 30° C.
26. An energetic material suitable for high-energy, plastic-bonded, explosive charges, the material comprising:
(a) an energetic plasticizer including an energetic nitrobutyl formal, wherein a composition of said energetic plasticizer contains at least 50%, by weight, of said energetic nitrobutyl formal and less than 30% of an asymmetric nitro formal.
27. The energetic material of claim 26 , wherein said energetic plasticizer contains less than 20% of an asymmetric nitro formal.
28. The energetic material of claim 26 , wherein said energetic plasticizer contains less than 15% of an asymmetric nitro formal.
29. The energetic material of claim 26 , wherein said energetic plasticizer contains less than 10% of an asymmetric nitro formal.