Recent Advances in the Synthesis of High Explosive Materials
Jesse J. Sabatini,
Karl D. Oyler
Affiliations
Jesse J. Sabatini
US Army Research Laboratory Weapons & Materials Research Directorate (WMRD) Lethality Division, Energetics Technology Branch, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005, USA
Karl D. Oyler
US Army Armaments Research, Development & Engineering Center (ARDEC) Energetics, Warheads, & Manufacturing Directorate Explosives Development Branch, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, USA
This review discusses the recent advances in the syntheses of high explosive energetic materials. Syntheses of some relevant modern primary explosives and secondary high explosives, and the sensitivities and properties of these molecules are provided. In addition to the synthesis of such materials, processing improvement and formulating aspects using these ingredients, where applicable, are discussed in detail.
