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EURENCO produces RDX by the Woolwich or Bachmann process. Used in a wide range of compositions, RDX represents the best solution for both performance and cost.
Available in all standard grain sizes, RDX is used in a variety of military applications:
- Melt-cast and pressed explosive ammunition
- Cast PBX charges for insensitive munitions
- Energetic charges for LOVA composite propellants
- Pyrotechnics (cap-relay explosives, cutting cords, detonators, boosters)
Product description:
- Chemical names: Hexogen, RDX, Cyclonite, Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine
- CAS number: 121-82-4
- Chemical formula: C3H6N6O6
- RDX qualities according to MIL-DTL-398 D specifications:
- Standard particle sizes: Class 1 to class 5
- Specific grades available on request.
- RDX-based compositions available according to NATO standard or customer-tailored specifications:
- Melt-cast compositions (RDX-TNT, Comp B,…)
- Pressed compositions (RDX-wax, RDX-binder, Comp A3, Comp A4, Comp A5, Hexal, PBXN-7,…)
- Premix of plasticized compositions for Cast PBX (CXM7,…)
Product characteristics:
- Crystal density: 1.82 g/cm3
- Heat of combustion: -2092.0 ± 2.1 kJ/mol solid phase
- Detonation velocity, confined: 8 750 m/s (1.76 g/cm3)
- Volume of detonation gases: 900 l/kg
- Impact sensitivity: 7.5 J
- Friction sensitivity: 120 N
- Critical diameter of steel sleeve test: 8 mm
