The invention relates to Insensitive Munition (IM) energetic materials particularly IM propellant compositions, and yet further to nitrocellulose-free IM propellants. An energetic composition suitable for use as a propellant comprises the following components in the following relative proportions: c
The invention relates to Insensitive Munition (IM) energetic materials particularly IM propellant compositions, and yet further to nitrocellulose-free IM propellants. An energetic composition suitable for use as a propellant comprises the following components in the following relative proportions: component A; from 5% to 25% by weight of an IM energetic filler; component B: from 50% to 80% by weight of a highly energetic filler comprising at least one nitramine compound; component C of from 5% to 20% by weight of a binder; and component D of from 3% to 15% by weight of a plasticizer; the percentages by weight of components A, B, C and D together with minor additives, if any, adding to 100%.
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1. An energetic non-nitrocellulose composition suitable for use as a propellant comprises the following components in the following relative proportions: component A: of from 8% to 12% by weight of an Insensitive Munition (IM) energetic filler, wherein component A is at least one of Nitrotriazolone
1. An energetic non-nitrocellulose composition suitable for use as a propellant comprises the following components in the following relative proportions: component A: of from 8% to 12% by weight of an Insensitive Munition (IM) energetic filler, wherein component A is at least one of Nitrotriazolone (NTO), Hexanitrostilbene (HNS), Nitroguanidine (Picrite), and Triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB);component B: of from 65% to 75% by weight of a highly energetic filler comprising at least one nitramine compound;component C: of from 8% to 16% by weight of a binder, wherein the binder includes a non-energetic binder; andcomponent D: of up to 10% by weight of a plasticiser, which includes an energetic plasticiser present in the range of from 3%-8% by weight and a non-energetic plasticiser present in the range of from 2%-6% by weight, whereinthe percentages by weight of components A, B, C and D together with minor additives, if any, adding to 100%. 2. An energetic composition suitable for use as a propellant comprises the following components in the following relative proportions: component A: of from 10% to 20% by weight of an Insensitive Munition (IM) energetic filler, wherein component A is at least one of Nitrotriazolone (NTO), Hexanitrostilbene (HNS), Nitroguanidine (Picrite), and Triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB);component B: of from 55% to 70% by weight of a highly energetic filler comprising at least one nitramine compound;component C: of from 10% to 16% by weight of a binder, wherein the binder comprises a non-energetic binder and an energetic binder, and the energetic binder is present in the range of from 5-10% by weight, and the non-energetic binder is present in the range of from 5-15% by weight; andcomponent D: of from 5% to 10% of a plasticiser, wherein the plasticiser comprises at least one of a non-energetic plasticiser and an energetic plasticiser, and the energetic plasticiser is present up to 8% by weight, and the non-energetic plasticiser is present in the range of from 2%-10% by weight,wherein the percentages by weight of components A, B, C and D together with minor additives, if any, adding to 100%. 3. A gun propellant comprising sticks or granules comprising a composition according to claim 1. 4. An energetic composition, according to claim 2, wherein component B comprises 65% to 70% by weight,component C comprises 8% to 12% by weight, andcomponent D comprises an energetic plasticiser present in the range of from 3%-8% by weight and a non-energetic plasticiser present in the range of from 2%-6% by weight. 5. A gun propellant comprising sticks or granules comprising a composition according to claim 2. 6. An energetic composition suitable for use as a propellant comprises the following components in the following relative proportions: component A: of from 5% to 25% by weight of an Insensitive Munition (IM) energetic filler selected from at least one of Nitrotriazolone (NTO), Hexanitrostilbene (HNS), Nitroguanidine (Picrite), and Triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB);component B: of from 50% to 80% by weight of a highly energetic filler comprising at least one nitramine compound;component C: of from 5% to 20% by weight of a binder, wherein the binder comprises a mixture of a non-energetic binder and an energetic binder, with the energetic binder being present in the range of from 5-10% by weight, and the non-energetic binder being present in the range of from 5-15% by weight; andcomponent D: of from 3% to 15% of a plasticiser, wherein the plasticiser comprises a mixture of a non-energetic plasticiser and an energetic plasticiser with the energetic plasticiser being present up to 8% by weight, and the non-energetic plasticiser being present in the range of from 2%-10% by weight,wherein the percentages by weight of components A, B, C and D together with minor additives, if any, adding to 100%. 7. A gun propellant comprising sticks or granules comprising a composition according to claim 6. 8. An energetic composition suitable for use as a propellant comprises the following components in the following relative proportions: component A; of from 5% to 25% by weight of an IM energetic filler;component B: of from 70% to 80% by weight of a highly energetic filler comprising at least one nitramine compound;component C: of from 10% to 20% by weight of a binder comprising a mixture of a non-energetic binder present in the range of from 5-15% by weight and an energetic binder of in the range of from 5-10% by weight; andcomponent D: of from 3% to 15% by weight of a plasticiser wherein, the plasticiser is a mixture of a non-energetic plasticiser and an energetic plasticiser, and the energetic plasticiser is present up to 8% by weight, and the non-energetic plasticiser is present in the range of from 2%-10% by weight,wherein the percentages by weight of components A, B, C and D together with minor additives, if any, adding to 100%, provided that component C is other than nitrocellulose. 9. A composition according to claim 8, wherein: component A comprises of from 10% to 20% by weight,component B comprises of from 55% to 70% by weight,component C comprises of from 8% to 16% by weight andcomponent D comprises of from 5% to 10% by weightof the said composition, together with any minor additives, if any, the percentages adding to 100%. 10. An energetic non-nitrocellulose composition according to claim 1, wherein component A comprises Picrite. 11. An energetic non-nitrocellulose composition according to claim 1, wherein component B comprises RDX. 12. An energetic non-nitrocellulose composition according to claim 1, wherein component C comprises EVA. 13. An energetic non-nitrocellulose composition according to claim 1, wherein component D comprises butyl NENA. 14. An energetic composition according to claim 2, wherein component A comprises Picrite. 15. An energetic composition according to claim 2, wherein component B comprises RDX. 16. An energetic composition according to claim 2, wherein component C comprises EVA. 17. An energetic composition according to claim 2, wherein component D comprises butyl NENA. 18. An energetic composition according to claim 6, wherein component A comprises Picrite. 19. An energetic composition according to claim 6, wherein component B comprises RDX. 20. An energetic composition according to claim 6, wherein component C comprises EVA. 21. An energetic composition according to claim 6, wherein component D comprises butyl NENA.
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