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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2002
Robert L. McKenney, Jr., Niceville, FL (US);
John F. Leahy, Fort Walton Beach, FL (US);
Spencer T. Parkin, Shalimar, FL (US);
Thomas R. Krawietz, Shalimar, FL (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A melt-castable explosive composition not based on TNT consisting essentially of about 10 to 20 weight percent of a matrix material having a melting temperature of about 80° to 100° C., about 1 to 5 weight percent of a plasticizer, up to about 20 weight percent of a metal powder, up to about 20 weight percent of an oxidizer and about 70 to 89 weight percent of a high explosive. The matrix material is carnauba wax modified with ozokerite wax in a weight ratio of about 1:1 to 20:1.