Investigation of a Low-Toxicity Energetic Binder for a Solid Propellant: Curing, Microstructures, and Performance
Song Ma, Hongjie Fan, Ning Zhang, Wenfeng Li, Yonghong Li, Zhimin Li, Dianjun Huang, LiYuan Zeng, Xiaobing Shi, Xiulun Ran, Huixiang Xu
Abstract
when the curing completes. Hydrogen bonding (H-bond) is found to be a strong binder: 53.3% of the carbonyls participates in forming the H-bond. Furthermore, this binder has better mechanical performance and lower glass-transition temperature than the GAP/N100 binder.
Topics & Concepts
Curing (chemistry)Materials scienceAutocatalysisComposite materialPropellantMicrostructureChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryCatalysisChemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringEnergetic Materials and CombustionThermal and Kinetic AnalysisCrystallography and molecular interactions