Energetic melt cast explosives
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1. A melt cast explosive comprisingA. from about 70 to less than 100 weight percent of a melt cast energetic binder compound that is(1) bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)fumarate or(2) 2,2-dinitropropyl-4,4-dinitropentanoate;
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A melt cast explosive containing bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)fumarate or 2,2-diropropyl-4,4-dinitropentanoate and a metal fuel such as aluminum, magnesium, boron, hafnium, zirconium or alloys or mixtures thereof. An inert thermoplastic elastomer diluent may be added to improve the strength of the explosive.
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1. A melt cast explosive comprising
A. from about 70 to less than 100 weight percent of a melt cast energetic binder compound that is (1) bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)fumarate or (2) 2,2-dinitropropyl-4,4-dinitropentanoate; - and
B. from about 30 to more than zero weight percent of a metal fuel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A melt cast explosive comprising:
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A. a melt cast energetic binder compound that is (1) bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)fumarate or (2) 2,2-dinitropropyl-4,4-dinitropentanoate; B. A metal fuel; and C. an inert thermoplastic elasomer diluent which is added to the melt cast energetic binder compound; wherein the melt cast energetic binder compound comprises from about 70 to less than 100 weight percent of the total weight of the melt cast energetic binder compound plus the metal fuel with the metal fuel comprising the remainder, and wherein the inert thermoplastic elastomer diluent is present in an amount that is from more than zero to 15 weight percent based on the weight of the melt cast energetic binder compound. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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