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ADN

EURENCO is equipped with a pilot-scale production of crystalline, prilled and coated ADN.

Smokeless propulsion of missiles has a great military value. It is a serious tactical drawback if the signature from the propellant will guide the enemy to the launching site of a rocket weapon.

ADN is a new oxidant that burns without secondary smoke and provides a higher impulse, compared with ammonium perchlorate (AP) for instance. Its performance can be compared to CL-20 and HNF, with lower prices.

Due to these characteristics, AND can be used as:

• A potential replacement for AP in composite rocket motor propellants, for surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles and space shuttles;
• A liquid mono propellant for rocket motors in replacement of hydrazine, for rocket motors used in spacecraft propulsion (non-carcinogenic, higher performance, reduced risks and costs);
• An oxidizer and high explosive in depth charges, such as underwater ammunition (torpedoes, underwater mines, etc.): ADN, combined with Al, has shown to outperform compositions of AP/RDX/Al type in terms of higher bubble energies for depth charges.

Product description: Trade name: ADN Chemical name: ammonium dinitramide Chemical formula: NH4+N3O4- Purity: minimum 98% Strong oxidizer and high explosive with 3 qualities: Crystalline ADN Prilled and coated ADN Special ultra-pure grade for spacecraft application ADN is also compatible with different polymeric binders and can be cured with some isocyanates.

Product characteristics:

• Density: 1.8183 g/cm3
• Melting point: 92 °C
• Heat of formation: -148 kJ/mole
• Heat of combustion: 980 kJ/mole
• Vacuum stability at 85°C/40h: 0.88 ml/g (0.33 ml/g for prilled ADN)
• Drop weight sensitivity: 31 cm (RDX: 38 cm) and 40 cm for prilled ADN
• Friction sensitivity (ISF): > 350 N
• Impact sensitivity (ISI) : 3-4 J
• Auto-ignition temperature: 160°C
• Detonation velocity: Approx. 7000 m/s