Heat of Explosion and Acceleration Ability of Aluminized Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane-Based Compositions

Measurements and calculations of the heat of explosion and acceleration ability of aluminized compositions based on hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane, a promising high explosive, showed that the indicated parameters of such mixtures substantially exceed those of HMX-based counterparts. Creating aluminized nanocomposites to improve the acceleration ability is advantageous only if the content of the oxide film in the nanoaluminum powder is minimized by coating the particles with a protective layer of an active material. According to calculations, nanocomposites containing hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane and aluminum with active coating should have a record acceleration ability.