Claims
- 1. A lead free and a nitroglycerin free propellant formulation based on eliminating lead containing and nitroglycerin containing compositions from said formulation to achieve an environmentally more attractive propellant formulation based on current environmental protection agency requirements, said lead free and nitroglycerin free propellant formulation comprising in weight percent amounts of ingredients as follows:i. an energetic nitramine polymer from about 6.00 to about 7.00; ii. a plasticizer selected from nitrate ester plasticizers from about 28.00 to about 29.00; iii. carbon black of particle size range from about 70 nanometers to about 270 nanometers from about 0.50 to about 0.60; iv. nitrocellulose as a crosslinking agent for improving mechanical properties from about 0.15 to about 0.25; v. a blended oxidizer of tetramethylene tetranitramine (RDX) and trimethylene trinitramine (HMX) from about 58.00 to about 63.00, said blended oxidizer having particle size and weight percent amounts in said blended oxidizer as follows: 60 weight percent of 17 micrometer particle size of said RDX and 10 weight percent of 4 micrometer particle size of said RDX and 30 weight percent of 2.75 micrometer particle size of said HMX; vi. zirconium carbide of about 7 micrometer particle size from about 1.00 to about 1.50; vii. N-methyl para nitroaniline, as a chemical aging stabilizer from about 0.50 to about 0.75; viii. a ballistic additive selected from bismuth salicylate and bismuth citrate from about 2.00 to about 4.00 with an added trace amount of a cure catalyst of dibutyltin dilaurate when said bismuth citrate is selected; and, ix. A triisocyanate curing agent from about 1.50 to about 1.80.
- 2. The lead free and nitroglycerin free propellant formulation as defined in claim 1 wherein said energetic nitramine polymer is present in weight percent amount of 7.00; wherein said plasticizer is comprised of butanetriol trinitrate which is present in weight percent amount of 20.17 and trimethylolethane trinitrate which is present in weight percent amount of 8.64; wherein said carbon black of particle size of 70 nanometers is present in weight percent amount of 0.50; wherein said blended oxidizer is comprised of tetramethylene tetranitramine of particle size 17 micrometers is present in weight percent amount of 34.36, tetramethylene tetranitramine of particle size 4 micrometers is present in weight percent amount of 6.24, and trimethylene trinitramine of particle size 2.75 micrometers is present in weight percent amount of 17.40; wherein said zirconium carbide of particle size of 7 micrometers is present in weight percent amount of 1.50;wherein said N-methyl para nitroaniline is present in weight percent amount of 0.50; wherein said ballistic additive is bismuth salicylate which is present in weight percent amount of 2.00; and wherein said triisocyanate curing agent is present in weight percent amount of 1.69.
- 3. The lead free and nitroglycerin free propellant formulation as defined in claim 1 wherein said energetic nitramine polymer is present in weight percent amount of 7.00; wherein said plasticizer is comprised of butanetriol trinitrate which is present in weight percent amount of 20.17 and trimethylolethane trinitrate which is present in weight percent amount of 8.64; wherein said carbon black of particle size of 270 nanometers is present in weight percent amount of 0.60; wherein said blended oxidizer is comprised of tetrarnethylene tetranitramine of particle size 17 micrometers is present in weight percent amount of 34.36, tetramethylene tetranitramine of particle size 4 micrometers is present in weight percent amount of 6.24, and trimethylene trinitramine of particle size 2.75 micrometers is present in weight percent amount of 17.40; wherein said zirconium carbide of particle size of 7 micrometers is present in weight percent amount of 1.50;wherein said N-methyl para nitroaniline is present in weight percent amount of 0.50; wherein said ballistic additive is bismuth citrate which is present in weight percent amount of 2.00 plus a trace amount of a cure catalyst of dibutyltin dilaurate; and wherein said triisocyanate curing agent is present in weight percent amount of 1.69.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is related to concurrently filed application by Inventor: Larry C. Warren; Invention Docket No.: AMPC 4974, and Titled: “A Processing Procedure For Isocyanate Cured Propellants Containing Some Bismuth Compounds.”
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