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A new arrangement of matter is developed which can be formulated to be a high explosive, a propellant or a gas generator. The new arrangement of matter in its explosive embodiment is known as a microknit composite explosive (MCX) in which an essentially anhydrous mixture of perchlorate based oxidize

A new arrangement of matter is developed which can be formulated to be a high explosive, a propellant or a gas generator. The new arrangement of matter in its explosive embodiment is known as a microknit composite explosive (MCX) in which an essentially anhydrous mixture of perchlorate based oxidizer salts, surfactants and organic fuels is prepared while the oxidizer is molten, and a microcrystalline property is created which imparts a hard, machinable characteristic to the arrangement of matter. The invention includes three processes for making MCX compositions: (1) dissolving surfactants, crystal-habit modifiers, thickeners or combinations into the molten oxidizer in a manner which permits supercooling with subsequent solidification; (2) forming an unstable oil-continuous emulsion as a preliminary step, followed by a controlled disruption of the oil-phase continuum which causes the composition to solidify after supercooling, and (3) retarding crystal nucleation in salt-continuous emulsions by introducing surfactants, thickeners, crystal-habit modifiers or combinations, along with immiscible fuels, resulting in supercooling and subsequent solidification to a hard composition.

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An arrangement of matter which is a solid, perchlorate based, microcrystalline explosive, propellant or gas generator, comprising in combination as essentially anhydrous mixture of surfactant(s), hydrocarbon fuel(s) and inorganic oxidizer salt(s), involving the mixing or dissolving of ingredients wh

An arrangement of matter which is a solid, perchlorate based, microcrystalline explosive, propellant or gas generator, comprising in combination as essentially anhydrous mixture of surfactant(s), hydrocarbon fuel(s) and inorganic oxidizer salt(s), involving the mixing or dissolving of ingredients while they are in the molten state, the intimately mixed fluid having the property of permitting the molten salt(s) to be supercooled before the occurance of crystal nucleation and reversion from the fluid state and wherein moisture which may be present is water of hydration or because of the hygroscopic nature of said oxidizer salts and is limited to 3% maximum by weight of the composition.