%0 Journal Article %A Li, Xi %A Qin, Yin-Yue %A Zhu, Lin-Lin %A Wang, Boliang %D 2017 %I Begell House %K CL-20, plasticizers, compatibility, thermal stability %N 4 %P 359-366 %R 10.1615/IntJEnergeticMaterialsChemProp.2018025219 %T INVESTIGATION ON COMPATIBILITY AND THERMAL STABILITY OF CL-20 WITH SEVERAL PLASTICIZERS %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/17bbb47e377ce023,65a6d34b344df1fb,57fa481f371309b1.html %V 16 %X The aim of this work is to explore the compatibility and thermal stability of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12-hexanitro-2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12-hexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20) with several plasticizers via differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and vacuum stability test (VST), for development and optimization of CL-20 based mixed explosives and propellants. The plasticizers tested were either inert, like dioctyl phthalate (DOP), dibutyl sebacate (DOS), and diisononyl adipate (DINA), or energetic like dinitrotoluene (DNT) and bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) formal/acetal (BDNPF/A). DSC results showed that all selected plasticizers were incompatible with CL-20, according to the STANAG 4147 standard. The thermal stability of CL-20 would be decreased in the presence of these plasticizers. Further measurements by the VST test revealed that the CL-20/DOP, CL-20/DOS, CL-20/DINA, CL-20/DNT, and CL-20/BDNPF/A mixtures were compatible with each other. The major reason for the differences between the results of the two techniques was ascribed to the applied temperatures. %8 2018-06-14