Abstract
Polymer bonded explosives (PBXs) are a kind of rubbery explosives, in which the explosive components are bound together by a polymeric binder. The hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene (HTPB)-based polyurethane binder systems possess a unique combination of properties, including superior adhesion, excellent mechanical properties and have been widely used in rocket propellants, PBXs and other weapons. The cure reaction between HTPB and diisocyanates in the castable PBXs plays an important role in the adjustment of process parameters as well as properties of explosive formulations. In this paper, viscosity measurements were carried out at different temperatures (15oC, 25oC, 35oC, 45oC, 55oC) to a series of systemic studies on the viscosity build-up and rheological reaction rate constant during the curing process of the of HTPB- dioctyl adipate (DOA)-diphenyl methane diisocyanate (MDI) binder system, discovered and explained the phenomenon that the pot-life of the binder system was prolonged when the curing temperature raised and the curing reaction rate was accelerated. And the rheology kinetic model of the HTPB-DOA-MDI binder system was established.
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