High melting explosive

Military. The single-component explosives most commonly used for military compositions are TNT, RDX or HMX, nitrocellulose, and nitroglycerin. The last two are used almost exclusively to make propellants. The production volume of TNT far exceeds that of any other explosive. It is used as manufactured, as a base of biaary slurries with other high melting explosives, or ia ternary systems generally containing a biaary mix and aluminum. [Pg.19]

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (Statins), 5 137, 138-140t, 142-143 HMX (High Melting eXplosive octahydro-1,3,5,7- tetranitro-l,3,5,7-tetrazocine), 70 735-736... [Pg.440]

WWII. Cyclotetramethylene Tetranitramine or Homocyclonite (Code named HMX, which means High Melting Explosive), was prepd in 1943 by W.E. Bachmann (OSRD Rept 1981) and investigated at PicArsn by S. Livingston and O.E. Sheffield, et al (Ref 64, pp 7-64 to 7-66 and Ref 70, pp 173—77)... [Pg.156]

WWII. HMX (High Melting Explosive) is listed as Cyclotrimethylene Tetranitramine WWII. Minol—2, Brit expl contg TNT 40, AN 40 A1 20% developed for use in depth bombs (Ref 70, pp 209 to 212)... [Pg.157]

HWIX (High Melting Explosive or Her Majesty s Explosive). See CYCLOTETRAMETHYLENE-TETRANITRAMINE in Vol 3, pp C605-R to C610-R. It exists in four polymorphs of which beta-HMX is described on pp C606-R to C609-R and in AMCP 706-177 (1967), pp 173-77... [Pg.162]

High melting explosive or Her Majesty s explosive (HMX) is chemically known as cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine or l,3,5,7-tetranitro-l,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane [Structure (2.15)]. It is also known as octogen. It was first discovered by Bachmann in 1941 by modifying the Bachmann or Combination Process which was originally discovered for RDX. The main product is HMX and subsequent purification... [Pg.82]

Structure (2.15) High melting explosive or Her Majesty s explosive (HMX)... [Pg.82]

Explosives are classified as primary or secondary, based on their susceptibility to initiation. Primary explosives, which include lead azide and lead styphnate, are highly susceptible to initiation. Primary explosives often are referred to as initiating explosives because they can be used to ignite secondary explosives. Secondary explosives, which include 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), hexahydro-l,3,5-trinitro-l,3,5-triazine (RDX or cyclonite), high melting explosives (HMX) like octahydro-l,3,5,7-tetranitro-l,3,5,7-tetrazine (HMX),... [Pg.341]

HMX octogen, high melting explosive, her/his Majesty s explosive... [Pg.296]

His Majesty s Explosive (High Melting Explosive) (cyclo-tetram ethyl ene-tetranltramine)... [Pg.747]

High Melting Explosive (See Cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine in Vol 3, p C605-R)... [Pg.12]

Some halogenonitrohydrocarbons recently achieved importance as intermediates in the formation of important explosives. Such are 1.3-dichtoro- and l,3,5-trichloro-2.4,6 trinitrobenzene which can serve to obtain high melting explosives DATB and TATB (Chapter VII). [Pg.458]

Secondary explosives, which include TNT, cyclo-l,3,5-trimethylene-2,4,6-trinitramine (RDX or cyclonite), High Melting Explosives (HMX), and tetryl, are much more prevalent at military sites than are primary explosives. Since they are formulated to detonate only under specific circumstances, secondary explosives often are used as main charge or boostering explosives. [Pg.104]

Description of Applicable Wastes Relatively stable high explosives such as high-melting explosive (HMX, or octahydro-l,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine), 2,4,6-tetranitro-N-methylaniline (tetryl), or TNT can be reliably reclaimed and reused. Propellants such as nitrocellulose (NC), dinitrotoluene (DNT), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and nitroglycerine (NG) and oxidizers such as ammonium perchlorate (AP) are less stable and may require significant purification prior to reuse. [Pg.204]

Many of the explosives compounds from decades ago are still present in the soil and groundwater. As of 1997, the Army noted over 80 sites with groundwater contaminated with explosive wastes. Dinifrotoluene (DNT), trinitrotoluene (TNT), high melting explosive (HMX), and royal Dutch (or demolition) explosive (RDX) are typical examples. Breakdown products and isomers from the list in Section 4.2.3 are also found. [Pg.39]

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