Energetic Materials
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Energetic Materials for Explosives
BDNPA/F (Bis(2,2-Dinitropropyl) Acetal/Bis(2,2-Dinitropropyl) formal)
An energetic plasticizer—typically formulated at a 50:50 ratio—is widely used in energetic compositions, including HMX-based plastic explosives such as PAX-2A.
NT-60 curing agent for IMX explosive melt-pour formulations
TADA (Tetraacetyldiamino Hexaazaisowurtzitane), 98% Min.
TADA (Tetraacetyldiamino hexaazaisowurtzitane, CAS No. 181940-38-5) is an intermediate precursor used to synthesize CL-20 (hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane, HNIW). CL-20 delivers a marked performance advantage over HMX in many ordnance applications — including greater anti-armor penetration, higher missile payload and velocity, and increased gun-propellant impulse. TADA-based CL-20 co-crystals also demonstrate low sensitivity to shock and temperature, helping them meet Insensitive Munitions (IM) requirements. Historically, the high cost of key intermediates has made CL-20 prohibitively expensive compared with HMX; however, IPI and its manufacturing partners have recently developed a lower-cost, ultrahigh-purity TADA. This advance enables production of CL-20 at significantly reduced cost, bringing it closer to the effective price point of HMX-based propellants and explosives.
