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Accession Number:
AD0265619
Title:
IMPACT SENSITIVITY OF METALS (TITANIUM) EXPOSED TO LIQUID NITROGEN TETROXIDE
Corporate Author:
ALLIED CHEMICAL CORP HOPEWELL VA
Report Date:
1961-05-01
Abstract:
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the impact sensitivity of commercially pure Ti, Ti alloy 6Al-4V, and precipitation hardened 15-7 Mo stainless steel when exposed to liquid N2O4. An explanation is given of the probable mechanism of the limited ignition resulting from impact. Commercially pure Ti and Ti alloy 6Al-4V ignite about 50 of the time when impacted with a 0.5-in.-diam flat striker having an energy of 200 ft-lbs. Storage of the commercially pure Ti in N2O4 decreases the energy needed for 50 ignition to 60 to 70 ft-lbs. The sensitivity of the alloy is unaffected by storage in N2O4. Precipitation hardened 15-7 Mo stainless steel was not impact sensitive in liquid N2O4. Author
Pages:
0001
Contract Number:
AF33 616 7114
File Size:
0.00MB
