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8347834 
Book/Book Chapter 
THERMAL BEHAVIOR OF CYCLOTRIMETHYLENETRINITRAMINE (RDX) AND CYCLOTETRAMETHYLENETETRANITRAMINE (HMX) 
Boggs, TL 
1984 
AIAA 
New York, NY, USA 
90 
121-175 
English 
The literature describing the physical properties, sublimation, decomposition, ignition, and self-deflagration of RDX and HMX is surveyed. The many reported values for energetics, kinetics, and species of thermal decomposition of the solid are presented. Discussion of possible reaction mechanisms is presented. The ignition behavior of HMX is presented showing that when the sample is subjected to an energy flux several events occur with time: heating and gasification of the sample, reaction of the pyrolysis products, ignition, and self-deflagration. Scanning electron micrographs showing the surface of samples rapidly quenched while self-deflagrating are also shown.