IL33590A - Explosive compositions - Google Patents
Explosive compositionsInfo
- Publication number
- IL33590A IL33590A IL33590A IL3359069A IL33590A IL 33590 A IL33590 A IL 33590A IL 33590 A IL33590 A IL 33590A IL 3359069 A IL3359069 A IL 3359069A IL 33590 A IL33590 A IL 33590A
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- Prior art keywords
- nitrate
- aluminum particles
- explosive composition
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C06—EXPLOSIVES; MATCHES
- C06B—EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS; MANUFACTURE THEREOF; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS EXPLOSIVES
- C06B31/00—Compositions containing an inorganic nitrogen-oxygen salt
- C06B31/28—Compositions containing an inorganic nitrogen-oxygen salt the salt being ammonium nitrate
- C06B31/32—Compositions containing an inorganic nitrogen-oxygen salt the salt being ammonium nitrate with a nitrated organic compound
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C06—EXPLOSIVES; MATCHES
- C06B—EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS; MANUFACTURE THEREOF; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS EXPLOSIVES
- C06B25/00—Compositions containing a nitrated organic compound
- C06B25/34—Compositions containing a nitrated organic compound the compound being a nitrated acyclic, alicyclic or heterocyclic amine
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Claims (61)
1. An explosive composition comprising: a) as a reducer reactant, finely divided aluminum; b) as a solvolytic gas producing reactant, a hydrazine containing liquid selected from the group consisting of hydrazine and mixtures thereof with ammonia; and c) an oxidizer reactant selected from the group consisting of 1) mixtures of hydrazinium nitrate and ammonium nitrate, and with a minor amount of an oxidizer salt selected from the group consisting of alkali metal nitrates, calcium nitrate, aluminum nitrate, hydrazinium perchlorate, alkali metal perchlorates, calcium perchl orate [or 2) hydrazinium nitrate and mixtures thereof; v said oxidizer and said hydrazine containing liquid being present in detonable proportions.
2. An explosive composition according to claim 1 comprising the following constituents, present in the following relative percentages by weight: Aluminum particles From about 2% to about 45% H3 and H4+ 0% to about 18% NO.-.- or equivalent From about 15% to about 70% 2H4 and N2Hg+ From about 6% to about 75% wherein the nitrate anion or equivalent is present in one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of nitrate(s) and mixture thereof with minor amounts of perchlorate(s).
3. An explosive composition according to claim 2, wherein the aluminum particles are present in substantially stoichiometric proportion with respect to the nitrate or equivalent.
4. The explosive composition of claim 2, at least principally comprising aluminum particles substantially uniformly dispersed in hydrazinium nitrate and ammonium nitrate dissolved in hydrazine and ammonia with the hydrazinium and 5. ammonium ions in labile equilibrium.
5. The explosive composition of claim 2, further comprising a thickening and/or gelling agent present in an amount sufficient to provide the composition with the rheological properties of a solid and insufficient to render a composition 5 nondetonatable .
6. An explosive composition according to claim 5, wherein said gelling agent is present in an amount less than about 10%, and is selected from, the group consisting of expanded silica, g artec, and mixtures thereof.
7. ^ , ■ .7. An explosive composition according to claim 2, 3.12.69 further comprising a desensitizing agent , present in an amount . , insufficient to render the composition nondetonatable.
8. An explosive composition according to claim 7, wherein said desensitizing agent is present in an amount less than about 20% by weight and is selected from the group consisting of water, glycerin, glycol, hydrocarbon oil, wax and 5 mixtures thereof. .
9. An explosive composition according to claim 2, wherein the nitrate or equivalent ion is present essentially in the form of hydrazinium nitrate.
10. An explosive composition according to claim 2, wherein, said nitrate ion or equivalent is present in a form consisting essentially of a mixture of hydrazinium nitrate and ammonium nitrate .
11. An explosive composition according to claim 2, wherein said nitrate ion or equivalent is present in the form of a mixture of stable hydronitrogen salts together with one or more metal salts in minor proportion . by weight.
12. An explosive composition according to claim 11, wherein said one or more metal salts is selected from the grou consisting of alkali metal nitrates, calcium nitrate, aluminum, nitrate, alkali metal perchlorates , calcium perchlorate, and mixtures thereof.
13. The explosive composition of claim 5, at least principally comprising aluminum particles substantially uniformly dispersed in hydrazinium nitrate and ammonium nitrate dissolved in hydrazine and ammonia with the hydrazinium and ammonium ions in labile equilibrium, with the aluminum particles being present in substantially stoichiometric proportion with respect to the oxidizer.
14. . 14. An explosive composition according to claim 13, wherein said gelling agent is selected from the group consisting of expanded silica, guartec, and mixtures thereof.
15. An explosive composition according to claim 14 , further comprising a desensitizing agent, present in an amount insufficient to render the composition nondetonatable.
16. An explosive composition comprising the following constituents, present in the following. relative percentages by weight : Aluminum particles From about 20% to about 35% H3 and H4+ . ■ 0% to about 10% 2H4 and N2H5+ From about 15% to about 30% N03- or equivalent From about 25% to about 55% wherein the nitrate anion or equivalent is present in one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of nitrate(s) and mixtures thereof with minor amounts of perchlorate(s) .
17. An explosive composition according to claim 16, wherein the aluminum particles are present in substantially stoichiometric proportion with respect to the nitrate or equivalent .
18. The explosive composition of claim 16, at least principally comprising aluminum particles substantially uniformly dispersed in hydrazinium nitrate and ammonium nitrate dissolved in hydrazine and ammonia with the hydrazinium and ammonium ions in labile equilibrium.
19. The explosive composition of claim 16, further comprising a thickening and/or gelling agent present in an amount sufficient to provide the composition with the rheological properties of a solid. and insufficient to render a composition nondetonatable.
20. An explosive composition according ΐο· -claim 19, wherein said gelling agent is present in an amount less than about -5%, and is selected from the group consisting of expanded silica, guartec, and mixtures thereof.
21. An explosive composition according to claim 16-, further comprising a desensitizing agent, present in an amount insufficient to render the composition nondetonatable .
22. An explosive composition according to claim 21, wherein said desensitizing agent is present in an amount less than about 10%· by weight and is selected from the group consisting of water, glycerin, glycol, hydrocarbon oil, wax and mixtures thereof.
23. An explosive composition according to claim 16, wherein the nitrate or equivalent ion is present essentially in the form of hydrazinium nitrate.
24. An explosive composition according to claim 16, wherein said nitrate ion or equivalent is present in a form consisting essentially of a mixture of hydrazinium nitrate arid ammonium nitrate.
25. An explosive composition according to claim 16, wherein said nitrate ion or equivalent is present in the form' of a mixture of stable hydronitrogen salts together with one or more metal salts in minor proportion by weight.
26. An explosive composition according to claim 25, wherein said one or more metal salts is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal nitrates, calcium nitrate, aluminum nitrate, alkali metal perchlorates , calcium perchlorates , and mixtures thereof.
27. The explosive composition of claim 19, at least principally comprising aluminum particles substantially uniformly dispersed in hydrazinium nitrate and ammonium nitrate dissolved in hydrazine and ammonia with the hydrazinium and ammonium" ions in labile equilibrium, with the aluminum particles being present in substantially stoichiometric proportion with respect to the oxidizer.
28. An explosive composition according to claim 27, wherein said gelling agent is selected from the group consisting of expanded silica, guartec, and mixtures thereof.
29. An explosive composition according to claim 28, further comprising a desensitizing agent, present in an amount insufficient to render the composition nondetonatable . ' * — ■ i
30. An explosive composition comprising the following constituents, present in approximately the following relative-percentages by weight: Aluminum particles 33% NH3 and NH4+ 10% NOg- or equivalent; 38% wherein the nitrate anion or equivalent is present in one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of nitrate (s)
31. The explosive composition of. claim 30, at least principally comprising aluminum particles substantially uniformly dispersed in hydrazinium nitrate and ammonium nitrate ■ dissolved in hydrazine and ammonia with the hydrazinium and ammonium ions in labile equilibrium.
32. The explosive composition of claim 30, further comprising a thickening and/or gelling agent present in the amount of less than about 5% by weight.
33. An explosive composition according to claim 30, ■further comprising a desensitizing agent, present in an . amount insufficient to render the composition nondetonatable.
34. 3 . An explosive composition according to claim 30, wherein said nitrate ion or equivalent is present in a form consisting essentially of a: mixture of hydrazinium nitrate and ammonium nitrate.
35. The explosive composition of claim 32, at least principally comprising aluminum particles substantially uniformly dispersed in hydrazinium nitrate and ammonium nitrate dissolved in hydrazine and ammonia with the hydrazinium and ammonium ions in labile equilibrium.
36. An explosive composition according to claim 35, wherein said gelling agent is a mixture of expanded silica and guartec.
37. An explosive composition according to claim 36, further comprising a hydrocarbon oil desensitizing agent,
38. The method of compounding an explosive composition comprising: (a) preparing a first non-explosive liquid . component selected from the group consisting of hydrazine and hydrazine having a non-explosive ' .· .. . sal t-s " amount of one or more oxidizer sei-eV dissolved ■ therein; (b) preparing a second, normally non-explosive solid component at least principally comprising one or more oxidizer salts in particulate form; (c) mixing the above first component with the above second component with adequate agitation to cause at least a substantial portion of the second component to dissolve. in the first component and provide an explosive mixture ; and . (d) adding to the mixture finely divided aluminum powder while maintaining adequate agitation to provide a substantially homogeneous distribution of the aluminum powder in the explosive mixture.
39. The method of claim 38, wherein the proportions of the compounded ingredients are approximately as follows, expressed as relative percentages by weight: Aluminum particles 2-45 Ammonium nitrate 2 U'&. l'8-92 Hydrazine 6-75
40. The method of claim 38, wherein the proportions of the compounded ingredients are approximately as follows, expressed as relative percentages by weight: Aluminum particles 20-35 Ammonium nitrate 32-70 Hydrazine 15-30
41. The method of claim 38, wherein the proportions of the compounded ingredients are approximately as follows, expressed as relative percentages by weight; Aluminum particles 33 Ammonium nitrate 48 Hydrazine 19
42. The method of claim 38, comprising mixing of the hydrazine, oxidizer salt(s) and aluminum particles under elevated temperature and/or vacuum conditions for a sufficient time to remove at least most of the free ammonia therefrom.
43. The method of claim 42, wherein the mixed composi tion contains the following ingredients in the following relative percentages by weight: Aluminum particles · 2-45 N2H5N03 21-95 N2H4. 3-77
44. The method of claim 42, wherein the mixed composition contains the following ingredients in the following relative percentages by weight:
45. The method of claim 42, wherein the mixed composition contains the following ingredients in the following relative percentages by weight; Aluminum particles N2H5N03 ' 2H
46. The method of compounding an explosive composition according to claim 38, further comprising adding to the mixture a thickening and/or gelling agent while maintaining agitation of the mixture at least until thickening and/or gelation thereof begins, the said thickening and/or gelling agent' being present in an amount sufficient to provide the final composition with the rheological properties of a solid and insufficient to render the final composition nondeton'atable.
47. The method of claim 46, wherein the proportions of the compounded ingredients are approximately as follows, expressed as relative percentages by weight : Aluminum particles ' 2-45 Ammonium, nitrate 2-45 Hydrazine 6-75
48. The method of claim 46, wherein the proportions of the compounded ingredients are approximately as follows, expressed as relative percentages by weight: Aluminum particles 20-35 Ammonium nitrate 32-70 Hydrazine 15-30
49. . 49. The method of claim 46, wherein the proportions of the. compounded ingredients are approximately as follows, expressed as relative percentages by weight; . Aluminum particles .' 33 Ammonium nitrate -48 Hydrazine 19 .
50. The method of claim 46, comprising 'mixing of the hydrazine, oxidizer salt(s) and aluminum particles under elevated temperature and/or vacuum conditions for a sufficient time to remove at least most of the free ammonia therefrom.
51. The method of claim 50, wherein the mixed composition contains the following ingredients in the following relative percentages by weight: . Aluminum particles 2-45 2H5N03 21-95 2HH 3-7.7
52. .52. The method of claim 50, wherein the mixed composition contains the following ingredients in the following relative percentages by weight: Aluminum particles 20-35 N2H5N03 38 83 N H„ 7-30
53. The method of claim 50, wherein the mixed composition contains the following ingredients in the following relative percentages by weight: Aluminum particles 33 N H N0 57
54. - The method of claim 38, wherein the first non-explosive liquid component comprises hydrazine having dissolved therein less than about 20% ammonium nitrate by weight, and wherein said second component consists essentially of ammonium nitrate.
55. - The method of claim 54, wherein the proportions of the compounded ingredients are approximately as follows, expressed as relative percentages by weight: Aluminum particles 2-45 Ammonium nitrate £-*ϋ 0 18-92. Hydrazine 6-75
56. The method of claim 54, wherein the proportions of the compounded ingredients are approximately as follows, expressed as relative percentages by weight: Aluminum particles 20-35 Ammonium nitrate 32-70 Hydrazine 15-30
57. The method of claim 54, wherein the proportions of the compounded ingredients are approximately as follows, expressed as relative percentages by weight; Aluminum particles 33 Ammonium nitrate 48 Hydrazine 19
58.. The method of claim 54, comprising mixing of the hydrazine, ammonium nitrate and aluminum particles under elevated temperature and/or vacuum conditions for a sufficient time to remove at least most of the free ammonia therefrom.
59. The method of claim 58, wherein the mixed composition contains the following ingredients in the following relative percentages by weight : Aluminum particles 2-i*5 21-95 N2H5N0: N2H4 3-77
60. The method of claim 58, wherein the mixed composition contains the following ingradients in the following relative percentages by weight: Aluminum particles 20-35 N2H5N0.3 38-8.3 N2¾ 7-30
61. The method of claim 58, hereiw 1?he mixed composition contains the following ingredients in the following relative percentages by weight: Aluminum particles 33 57 N2H5N03 ' 10 N2HH '-. Λ
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US78799768A | 1968-12-30 | 1968-12-30 |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| IL33590A0 IL33590A0 (en) | 1970-03-22 |
| IL33590A true IL33590A (en) | 1976-03-31 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| IL33590A IL33590A (en) | 1968-12-30 | 1969-12-23 | Explosive compositions |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US3523047A (en) |
| JP (1) | JPS491521B1 (en) |
| BE (1) | BE743795A (en) |
| CH (1) | CH555306A (en) |
| FR (1) | FR2027374A1 (en) |
| IL (1) | IL33590A (en) |
| NL (1) | NL6919507A (en) |
| NO (1) | NO122692B (en) |
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| US4029747A (en) * | 1974-11-26 | 1977-06-14 | Molecular Energy Research Co., Inc. | Method of preparing inorganic monomeric and polymeric complexes and products so produced |
| EP0044664A3 (en) * | 1980-07-21 | 1982-03-17 | Imperial Chemical Industries Plc | Emulsion type blasting agent containing hydrazine mononitrate |
| JPS57189720A (en) * | 1981-05-15 | 1982-11-22 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Electric discharge machining device |
| US4528049A (en) * | 1984-07-09 | 1985-07-09 | Udy Lex L | Seismic explosive composition |
| US5542704A (en) * | 1994-09-20 | 1996-08-06 | Oea, Inc. | Automotive inflatable safety system propellant with complexing agent |
| WO2020131099A1 (en) * | 2018-12-21 | 2020-06-25 | Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. | Reduced vapor-toxicity hydrazine composition |
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| US2704706A (en) * | 1950-04-06 | 1955-03-22 | Olin Mathieson | Explosive composition |
| US2978864A (en) * | 1958-05-19 | 1961-04-11 | Commercial Solvents Corp | Ammonium nitrate explosives |
| US3061489A (en) * | 1958-05-19 | 1962-10-30 | Commercial Solvents Corp | Stable propellants |
| US3197348A (en) * | 1963-11-07 | 1965-07-27 | Skolnik Sol | Thixotropic propellant |
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1968
- 1968-12-30 US US787997A patent/US3523047A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1969
- 1969-12-23 IL IL33590A patent/IL33590A/en unknown
- 1969-12-29 JP JP44105310A patent/JPS491521B1/ja active Pending
- 1969-12-29 NL NL6919507A patent/NL6919507A/xx not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1969-12-29 CH CH1932069A patent/CH555306A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1969-12-29 NO NO5138/69A patent/NO122692B/no unknown
- 1969-12-29 BE BE743795D patent/BE743795A/xx unknown
- 1969-12-30 FR FR6945423A patent/FR2027374A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
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| FR2027374A1 (en) | 1970-09-25 |
| NO122692B (en) | 1971-07-26 |
| IL33590A0 (en) | 1970-03-22 |
| CH555306A (en) | 1974-10-31 |
| JPS491521B1 (en) | 1974-01-14 |
| NL6919507A (en) | 1970-07-02 |
| DE1964537A1 (en) | 1970-12-17 |
| US3523047A (en) | 1970-08-04 |
| BE743795A (en) | 1970-05-28 |
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