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IM and Qualification Testing of Cast Cure CL-20 Explosive DLE-C038
IM and Qualification Testing of Cast Cure CL-20 Explosive DLE-C038
Prepared For2007 IM/EM Technical Symposium
October 15-18, 2007Miami, FL
Robert Hatch and Paul Braithwaite – ATK Launch Systems
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OUTLINE
• Background and Objectives
• Theoretical Performance
• Formulation Overview
• IM Response
• Status of Aging and Qualification Testing
• Summary
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
Delivery packages for precision-guided munitions are often very costly
• High performance warheads increase the cost effectiveness of these munitions
Objective: Develop cast/cure explosive with increased lethality over current state-of-the-art
• 90% CL-20 castable HTPB explosive (DLE-C038)
• Develop robust processing (low end-of-mix viscosities)
• Meet IM requirements
• Perform qualification testing
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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON
• Compared to PBXN-110, DLE-C038 has 32% increase in CJ pressure and 22% increase in expansion energy at V/Vo =6.5
• Similar energy to LX-14
Formulation
DLE-C038 (Castable)
PBXN-110 (Castable)
LX-14 (Pressed)
CL-20 90 HMX 88 95.5 Estane 4.5 HTPB/Plasticizer 10 12 Total Solids (%) 90 88 95.5 Density (g/cc) 1.821 1.677 1.834 Pcj (Kbar) 330 249 344 Measured Vd (km/s) 8.73 unconfined
9.04 confined 8.39 measured 8.84 measured
CJ Temperature (°K) 4168 3670 3928 Energy @ V/Vo =6.5 (kJ/cc) 8.41 6.88 8.58 Total Mechanical Energy (kJ/cc) 10.24 8.88 10.27
Cheetah Predictions:
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FORMULATION OVERVIEW
• Composition uses commonly available sizes of CL-20
– No special particle sizes are required
• Good laboratory scale sensitivity
– Friction, impact, ESD, thermal stability
• New plasticizer used that reduces viscosity and provides excellent mechanical properties over a wide temperature range
– Viscosity reduction as much as 90 kP when compared with DOA
• Robust processing
– Over twenty 1-gallon mixes with excellent processing using a variety of material lots
• Excellent small-scale IM response
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VARIABLE CONFINEMENT COOKOFF TEST (VCCT)
Mild VCCT reactions were observed• Sample heated at 6 °F/hour.• Tested up to 0.090” wall thickness
VCCT Test at 0.075 in. Wall Thickness
VCCT (Two tests except for 0.090 in. wall) Wall Thickness (in.) Reaction Temperature (ºC) Result 0.030 156/156 burn/burn 0.045 156/156 burn/burn 0.060 157/156 burn/pressure rupture 0.075 156/158 burn/pressure rupture 0.090 156 pressure rupture
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IM TESTING OF 3.2 IN. GENERIC SHAPED CHARGES
• Device loaded with approximately 960 g DLE-C038
• Bullet impact and slow cookoff testing conducted according to MIL-STD-2105C (except 1 bullet used)
• Event covered with high speed video (12,500 fps) , regular video, and blast overpressure
Schematic of Generic 3.2” Shaped Charge
End closureDLE-C038Explosive
Aluminum body
Copper liner
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BULLET IMPACT OF 3.2 IN. SHAPED CHARGE
50 cal impact at 2800 ft/sResult – Type IV reaction (pressure rupture)• Flame visible from entrance and exit hole that quickly died out and was
followed by mild burning of explosive fill• End closure traveled about 200 ft and main body 60 ft (mostly rolling
on ground)• No overpressure
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BULLET IMPACT OF 3.2 IN. SHAPED CHARGE
No damage to end closure or copper liner
Only a small crack in the main body that extends from the enlarged exit hole to the edge of the case
Entrance hole Exit hole
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BULLET IMPACT HIGH SPEED VIDEO
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BULLET IMPACT REGULAR VIDEO
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SLOW COOKOFF OF 3.2 IN. SHAPED CHARGE
Electric oven heated at 6 °F/hr
Result – Type V reaction (burn)
• Reaction occurred at oven temperature of 158 ° C (317 °F)
• End closure separated from main body but remained inside oven
• No overpressure
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SLOW COOKOFF OF 3.2 IN. SHAPED CHARGE
No damage to main body, end closure, or copper liner
Main body and end closure Copper liner
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SLOW COOKOFF REGULAR VIDEO
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QUALIFICATION TESTING
Test plan followed NAVSEAINST 8020.5C
Aging at two conditions for 1 year
• Accelerated aging at 70 °C
• Humidity aging at 25 °C temperature and 30% RH
• Mechanical properties
• Impact and friction sensitivity
• Thermal stability (DSC)
• LSGT
• CL-20 polymorph
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AGING-FRICTION SENSITIVITY
No change in friction sensitivity
Aging at 70 °C ABL Friction 50% Point (Method 1021 of MIL-STD-1751A)
(lb) Material 0 Time 2 month 4 month 8 month 12 month DLE-C038 (Lot RH-01-15)
355@8ft/s 363@8ft/s 380@8 ft/s 537@8 ft/s 589@8 ft/s
RDX (Lot 218-7-022)
389@8ft/s 324@8ft/s 427@8 ft/s 324@8 ft/s 427@8 ft/s
DLE-C038 (sealed at ambient temperature)
355@8ft/s 427@8 ft/s
Aging at 38% RH and Ambient Temperature
ABL Friction 50% Point (Method 1021 of MIL-STD-1751A) (lb)
Material 0 Time 12 month DLE-C038 (Lot RH-01-15) 355@8ft/s 479@8 ft/s RDX (Lot 218-7-022) 389@8ft/s 427@8 ft/s DLE-C038 (sealed at ambient temperature)
355@8ft/s 427@8 ft/s
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AGING (cont)
Impact sensitivity - No change in BOE impact
Thermal Stability – No change in DSC onset
CL-20 Polymorph – CL-20 remains in desired ε
polymorph as measured with FTIR
Shock sensitivity – Large Scale Gap Test (LSGT) increased from 160 cards to 176 cards when aged at 70 °C
• Still within historical range of PBXN-110
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AGING – MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Formulation hardens at elevated temperature
• Similar behavior to PBXN-110
Mechanical properties not effected by humidity aging
Uniaxial Tensile Properties of DLE-C038 Aging at 70 °C
(2.0 in/min crosshead rate with JANNAF Class C dogbones at 75 °F ) 0 Time 2 month 4 month 8 month 12 month Modulus (psi) 701 972 1326 2690 3549 Failure Strain (%) 19 15 13 8.5 6 Max Stress (psi) 105 140 171 228 249
Uniaxial Tensile Properties of DLE-C038 Aging at 38% RH and Ambient Temperature
(2.0 in/min crosshead rate with JANNAF Class C dogbones at 75 °F ) 0 Time 12 Months Modulus (psi) 701 620 Failure Strain (%) 19 19 Max Stress (psi) 105 98
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AGING – MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Aging at 70 C on Failure Strain
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PBXN-110 Aging #1
PBXN-110 Aging #2
PBXN-110 Aging #3
Hardening at elevated temperature similar to PBXN-110
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ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION TESTING
Testing According to MIL-STD-1751A• Cap Test
• Coefficient of Thermal expansion
• Critical Diameter
• Detonation Pressure – Dent test
• Detonation Velocity
• Vacuum Thermal Stability (VTS)
• Exudation
• Growth (from temperature cycling)
• Ignition and unconfined burning
• Thermal stability (oven test)
• Toxicity (compiled from individual ingredients)
Excellent results seen in all these tests!
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FUTURE PLANS
Measure Gurney energy with cylinder expansion test
Complete qualification test report
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SUMMARY
90% CL-20 cast/cure formulation DLE-C038 developed with excellent theoretical performance
Good processing achieved with new plasticizer
Mechanical properties are good
Sensitivity is excellent for an explosive with such high performance characteristics
Good responses seen in IM testing
• Small scale and 3.2 in. generic shaped charges
Qualification testing of DLE-C038 completed
• No significant unexpected detrimental effects seen in aging
Explosive is ideally suited for use in high value applications requiring maximum performance