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Table 4.41 90 TATB/S ELVAX/5 WAX
Composition
90 wt% TATB, 5 wt% Elvax, 5 wt% wax
Theoretical Maximum Density
1.751 g/cm3
Particle Size Distribution
Standard
Preparat.ion Method
Hot pressing and machining to shape
Data Summary
p0 = 1.739 g/cm3. T, w 23°C. Technique 3
SHOCK INITIATION PROPERTIES
Coordinates
High-Order
for
Initial Shock Parameters Detonation Driving
Shot
System Thickness
Number
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(G%a) (m!$ps) (rn$ps) (zi)
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(:I)
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(mm)
E-2918 18.32 1.672
E-2931 19.85 1.834
E-2928 21.38 1.909
6.302 25.52 3.73 L, 24.6 Plex
6.224” 8.72 1.36 L, 18.2 PMMA
6.441 4.73 0.73 L, 12.3 PMMA
*The input wave was tilted significantly in a direction that caused low initial shock velocity.
Reduced Data
Fit not made owing to nature of the data.
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