Direct ink writing of high explosive composites containing metal-organic frameworks.

ABSTRACT: Smart weapon systems are being miniaturised for widespread application in high-energy materials, necessitating the development of processable and printable high explosive (HEs) composites that can be detonated with a small critical diameter. This study presents an efficient strategy for fabricating HE composites with exceptional detonation performance. We developed an HE ink based on 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazinane (RDX), consisting of a glycidyl azide polymer (GAP) as a binder and a metal-organic framework (MOF) as an additive. This ink was deposited on an aluminium plate using direct ink writing (DIW). The resulting RDX/MOF composite demonstrated a significantly lower critical diameter (∼720 μm) for detonation compared to a composite without the MOF. This reduction in critical diameter i

SUBMITTER: Kim EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11451336 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature