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Explosive composition containing a hydroxyalkyl acrylate copolymer binder

Assignee: United States Department of the Navy
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Filing: 1970-04-29
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Granted: 1977-09-27
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Expires: 1990-04-29
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Abstract

Abstract A readily castable explosive composition comprising (1) an explosive such as RDX, HMX or perchlorate salts, (2) a readily curable elastomeric polymer such as a copolymer of 2,2-dinitropropyl acrylate, methyl acrylate and at least one member of the group 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, (3) a diluent or plasticizer such as bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)formal and/or bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)acetal and (4) a cross-linking agent such as 2,4-toluene diisocyanate and polymethylene polyphenylisocyanate and optionally containing one or more of the following: fuels, stabilizers, antioxidants, polymerization catalysts and explosive desensitizers.

Inventors

  • 👤 Samuel Goldhagen
  • 👤 Harry Heller
  • 👤 Julius Rothenstein

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 13:06
CPC Classifications
C; C06; C06B; C06B45/00; C06B45/04; C06B45/06; C06B45/10; C06B45/105

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim 80 words
A cured explosive composition comprising (1) an explosive, (2) a readily curable elastomeric polymer which is derived from 2,2-dinitropropyl acrylate and at least one hydroxy alkyl acrylate; (3) a diluent or plasticizer selected from the group consisting of diluents or plasticizers represented by the formula ##STR2## wherein R is hydrogen or alkyl; R 1 is hydrogen or alkyl; R 2 is hydrogen, alkyl, halogen, nitroalkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, haloalkyl or nitrazaalkyl; and A is alkylene; and (4) a polyisocyanate curing agent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 80 words
A cured explosive composition comprising (1) an explosive, (2) a readily curable elastomeric polymer which is derived from 2,2-dinitropropyl acrylate and at least one hydroxy alkyl acrylate; (3) a diluent or plasticizer selected from the group consisting of diluents or plasticizers represented by the formula ##STR2## wherein R is hydrogen or alkyl; R 1 is hydrogen or alkyl; R 2 is hydrogen, alkyl, halogen, nitroalkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, haloalkyl or nitrazaalkyl; and A is alkylene; and (4) a polyisocyanate curing agent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 26 words
The composition of claim 1 which additionally contains a member selected from the group consisting of fuels, stabilizers, antioxidants, polymerization catalysts, explosive desensitizers and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 40 words
An explosive composition according to claim 1 wherein said readily curable elastomeric polymer is a polymer of 2,2-dinitropropyl acrylate, methyl acrylate and at least one member selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxyethylacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 26 words
The composition of claim 3 which additionally contains a member selected from the group consisting of fuels, stabilizers, antioxidants, polymerization catalysts, explosive desensitizers and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 96 words
An explosive composition according to claim 1 wherein said explosive is selected from the group consisting of RDX, HMX and perchlorate salts; wherein said readily curable elastomeric polymer is a polymer of 2,2-dinitropropylacrylate, methylacrylate and at least one member selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxyethylacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate; wherein said diluent or plasticizer is selected from the group consisting of bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) formal, bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) acetal and mixtures thereof; wherein said curing agent is selected from the group consisting of (a) 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate, (b) 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate and trimethylol propane and (c) polymethylene polyphenylisocyanate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 40 words
An explosive composition according to claim 5 which additionally contains a member selected from the group consisting of aluminum, aluminum oxide, boron, magnesium, dioctyl adipate explosive desensitizer, phenylbetanaphthylamine stabilizer or antioxidant, thiol chain transfer agents, polymerization catalysts and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 61 words
An explosive composition according to claim 6 which comprises: (1) HMX as the explosive; (2) a copolymer of 2,2-dinitropropyl acrylate, methyl acrylate and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate as the readily curable elastomeric polymer; (3) a mixture of bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)formal and bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)acetal as the diluent or plasticizer; (4) trimethylol propane and 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate as the curing agents and (5) dioctyl adipate as the explosive desensitizer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 59 words
An explosive composition according to claim 6 which comprises: (1) HMX as the explosive; (2) a copolymer of 2,2-dinitropropyl acrylate, methyl acrylate and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate as the readily curable elastomeric polymer; (3) a mixture of bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) formal and bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)acetal as the diluent or plasticizer; (4) 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate as the curing agent; and (5) dioctyl adipate as the explosive desensitizer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 44 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said explosive constitutes 50-95 weight percent of the composition, said diluent or plasticizer constitutes 3-25 weight percent of the composition and said readily curable elastomeric polymer plus said polyisocyanate curing agent constitutes 5-30 weight percent of the composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 26 words
The composition of claim 9 which additionally contains a member selected from the group consisting of fuels, stabilizers, antioxidants, polymerization catalysts, explosive desensitizers and mixtures thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 39 words
An explosive composition according to claim 9 wherein said readily curable elastomeric polymer is a polymer of 2,2-dinitropropyl acrylate, methyl acrylate and at least one member selected from group consisting of 2-hydroxyethylacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 26 words
The composition of claim 11 which additionally contains a member selected from the group consiting of fuels, stabilizers, antioxidants, polymerization catalysts, explosive desensitizers and mixtures thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 95 words
An explosive composition according to claim 9 wherein said explosive is selected from group consisting of RDX, HMX and perchlorate salts; wherein said readily curable elastomeric polymer is a polymer of 2,2-dinitropropylacrylate, methylacrylate and at least one member selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxyethylacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate; wherein said diluent or plasticizer is selected from the group consisting of bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) formal, bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) acetal and mixtures thereof; wherein said curing agent is selected from the group consisting of (a) 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate, (b) 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate and trimethylol propane and (c) polymethylene polyphenylisocyanate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 40 words
An explosive composition according to claim 13 which additionally contains a member selected from the group consisting of aluminum, aluminum oxide, boron, magnesium, dioctyl adipate explosive desensitizer, phenylbetanaphthylamine stabilizer or antioxidant, thiol chain transfer agents, polymerization catalysts and mixtures thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 63 words
An explosive composition according to claim 14 which comprises: (1) HMX as the explosive; (2) a copolymer of 2,2-dinitropropyl acrylate, methyl acrylate and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate as the readily curable elastomeric polymer; (3) a mixture of bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) formal and bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) acetal as the diluent or plasticizer; (4) trimethylol propane and 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate as the curing agents and (5) dioctyl adipate as the explosive desensitizer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 61 words
An explosive composition according to claim 14 which comprises: (1) HMX as the explosive; (2) a copolymer of 2,2-dinitropropyl acrylate, methyl acrylate and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate as the readily curable elastomeric polymer; (3) a mixture of bis (2,2-dinitropropyl) formal and bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) acetal as the diluent or plasticizer; (4) 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate as the curing agent; and (5) dioctyl adipate as the explosive desensitizer.

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