Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program ??? Ammonium Nitrate

Sandstrom, Mary M.¹  Brown, Geoffrey W.¹  Preston, Daniel N.¹ 

[1] Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

关键词: small-scale safety testing;    proficiency test;    impact-;    friction-;    spark discharge-;    thermal testing;    round-robin test;    safety testing protocols;    HME;    RDX;    potassium perchlorate;    potassium chlorate;    sodium chlorate;    sugar;    dodecane;    PETN;    carbon;    ammonium nitrate;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1305828
RP-ID  :  LLNL-TR--636915
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1305828

学科分类：化学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) program is conducting a proficiency study for Small- Scale Safety and Thermal (SSST) testing of homemade explosives (HMEs). Described here are the results for impact, friction, electrostatic discharge, and differential scanning calorimetry analysis of ammonium nitrate (AN). AN was tested, in most cases, as both received from manufacturer and dried/sieved. The participants found the AN to be: 1) insensitive in Type 12A impact testing (although with a wide range of values), 2) completely insensitive in BAM friction testing, 3) less sensitive than the RDX standard in ABL friction testing, 4) less sensitive than RDX in ABL ESD testing, and 5) less sensitive than RDX and PETN in DSC thermal analyses.