Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program ??? KClO3/Icing Sugar (-100 mesh) Mixture

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;    round-robin test;    safety testing protocols;    HME;    RDX;    potassium chlorate;    sugar;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1305846
RP-ID  :  LLNL-TR--482149
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1305846

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 scanning calorimetry analysis of a mixture of KClO₃ sized through a 100-mesh sieve mixed with icing sugar, also sized through a 100-mesh sieve???KClO₃/icing sugar (-100) mixture. This material was selected because of the challenge of performing SSST testing of a mixture of two solid materials. The mixture was found to be: 1) more sensitive to impact than RDX, with sensitivity similar to PETN, 2) the same or more sensitive to friction than PETN, and 3) less sensitive to spark than RDX. The analysis showed that the mixture has thermally stability similar to RDX and is perhaps more energetic upon decomposition but variable results indicate sampling issues.