Accession Number:

ADD014684

Title:

Bis(2-Fluoro-2,2-Dinitroethyl) Carbonate, Pentafluorosulfanylimine.

Descriptive Note:

Patent Application, Filed 18 Jul 90,

Corporate Author:

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Sitzmann, Michael E.

Report Date:

1990-07-18

Pagination or Media Count:

10.0

Abstract:

The invention relates to explosives and more particularly to energetic plasticizers for plastic bonded explosives. Bis2-fluroro-2, 2-dinitroethyl formal, CH2OCH2CFNO222FEFO, has the highest density 1.60 gcc of any energetic plasticizer currently in use. For energetic materials, density is a critical property since the performance of the material is proportional to the square of its density. Hence, an energetic plasticizer with a significantly higher density than FEFO would offer a definite advantage. Also an energetic plasticizer with a lower melting point than that of FEFO mp of FEFO is 14 deg C is preferable especially if the lower melting point is not accompanied by the usual higher volatility. Even with its relatively high melting, FEFO suffers a disadvantage in that it has higher volatility than desired. In addition, FEFO has a limitation in that it does not contain sufficient oxidant oxygen and fluorine to combust all carbon and hydrogen to CO2, H2O, and HF. Patent applications. js

Descriptors:

• *PLASTIC BONDED EXPLOSIVES
• CARBON
• DENSITY
• ENERGETIC PROPERTIES
• EXPLOSIVES
• FLUORINE
• HIGH DENSITY
• HIGH TEMPERATURE
• LOW TEMPERATURE
• MATERIALS
• MELTING
• MELTING POINT
• OXIDIZERS
• OXYGEN
• PATENT APPLICATIONS
• PLASTICIZERS
• VOLATILITY

Subject Categories:

• Ammunition and Explosives

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE