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Table 5.03 LARGE-SCALE DROP OR SPIGOT TEST RESULTS
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Explosive k/cm”) a) Event* (psi) (mils) Remarks
Castable Explosives
Comp B-3 1.725 85 P ___ ___
EDC-1 1.766 110 P ___ ___ U.K. Octal with 1 wt% wax
octo1 1.810 45 P ___ ___
Octal, + 1 wt% wax 1.805 -150 P --- ___ Very low order, partial
Plastic-Bonded HMX
PBX 9011 1.773 96 P -0.2 0.040
PBX 9404 1.835 49 E ___ ___
PBX 9404 + 1 wt% wax 1.820 -110 D ___ 0.030 Detonation
PBX 9501 1.830 >150 P -_- 0.030 1 partial in 8 drops from 150 ft
LX-10 1.863 75 D 30.0 0.030 Events were detonation
LX-09 1.842 -90 D 27.0 0.040 Events were detonation
Plastic-Bonded RDX
Comp A-3 1.638 >150 P ___ ___ 2 events in 18 trials from 150 ft
PBX $&lo 1.786 66 E --- ___
Experimental Formulations
P
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HMX-DATB Systems
x-0143 ___ -106
HMX-DATB-Viton 1.839 - 130
HMX-NP-DNPA Systems
X-0217-94-04-60 _-_ -150
HMX-Teflon Systems
X-0204 _-- -53
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_ partial explosion with most of the explosive unreacted.
all of the explosive reacted.
bAir gap between the head of the pin and the explosive.
D ___ 0.020
E 5.0 ---
E ___ --_
P ___ ___
E = explosion with some of the explosive
85.6 HMX/9.2 DATB/5.2 Estane
70 HMX/20 DATB/lO Viton
94 HMX/3.6 NP/2.4 DNPA
85 HMX/15 Teflon
unreacted. D = detonation with
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