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Journal Article 
Review on Melt-cast Carrier Explosives 
Chen, F; Liu, YC; Wang, Y; Zhang, QH 
2020 
1 
Hanneng Cailiao / Chinese Journal of Energetic Materials
ISSN: 1006-9941 
28 
11 
1109-1119 
Chinese 
As the most widely used military composite explosive, the performance of melt-cast explosives is closely related to the choice of carrier explosive. The current research advances of melt-cast explosives were reviewed. The physicochemical properties and detonation performances of 13 representative melt-cast carrier explosives (such as 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), 2, 4-dinitroanisole (DNAN), etc) were discussed. The molecular structures, synthesis methods, physicochemical properties and detonation performances of 16 newly synthesized melt-cast explosives were introduced (such as bis(1, 2, 4-oxadiazole)bis(methylene) dinitrate (BOM), etc). Their advantages and shortcomings as melt-cast explosives were analyzed. The effects of different functional groups and molecular structures on the properties of the compounds were discussed. The future development direction of melt-cast carrier explosive is to understand the effects of molecular structure on performance of explosives, and to design and synthesize a series of new compounds with excellent comprehensive performance, in order to meet the application requirements of melt-cast explosives. © 2020, Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Energetic Materials. All right reserved. 
Melt-cast carrier explosive; Molecular structure; Performance; Synthesis