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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1995
Joseph Turci, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Mark Mezger, Mt. Bethel, PA (US);
Bernard Strauss, Rockaway, NJ (US);
Thelma Manning, Montville, NJ (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The explosive blasting composition in this invention contains 1 to 40 pert Aluminum powder, 40 to 80 percent Cyclotetramethylene Tetranitramine, 4 to 15 percent Cellulose Acetate Butyrate, 5 to 20 percent of 1:1 mixture of bis 2,2-dinitropropyl acetate and bis 2,2-dinitropropyl formal, and, and 0.25 to 0.75 percent Tri (dioctyl Phosphato) Titanate. The method of making the above composition consists of combining Cyclotetramethylene Tetranitramine, Cellulose Acetate Buterate, 1:1 bis 2,2-dinitropropyl acetate and bis 2,2-dinitropropropyl formal, and tri (dioctyl phosphato) titanate, mixed at an elevated temperature for a period of time. Prior to blowdown, the Aluminum powder is added. to the mix. Mixing continues and blowdown is initiated to remove excess solvents for the purpose of extrusion.