LX-14 and LX-14-0 are polymer-bonded explosives developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and used in nuclear weapons in the United States.[1]
Ingredients
[edit]LX-14 is made of HMX explosive powder (95.5%) and Estane and 5702-Fl plastic binders (4.5%).[2]
Properties
[edit]LX-14-0 has a density of 1830 kg/m3, detonation velocity of 8,830 m/s and detonation pressure of 37 GPa.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Cooper, Paul W. (1996). "Chapter 4: Use forms of explosives". Explosives Engineering. Wiley-VCH. pp. 51–66. ISBN 0-471-18636-8.
- ^ Technical Area 36 Open Detonation Unit — Supplement 2-1 Waste Explosives Detonated at Technical Area 36 (PDF) (Report). September 1999. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-01.
- ^ Dobratz, B M. (1981). LLNL explosives handbook: properties of chemical explosives and explosives and explosive simulants (pdf) (Report). USA: LLNL. p. 420. doi:10.2172/6530310.
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