JWBK121-FM October 11, 2006 21:10 Char Count= 0xviii Abbreviations
HMX 1,3,5,7-Tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane
HNAB 2,2′,4,4′,6,6′-Hexanitroazobenzene
HNF Hydrazinium nitroformate
HNFX 3,3,7,7-Tetrakis(difluoramino)octahydro-1,5-dinitro-1,5-diazocine
HNIW 2,4,6,8,10,12-Hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20)
HNS 2,2′,4,4′,6,6′-Hexanitrostilbene
HNTP 4 -(2′,3′,4′,5′-Tetranitropyrrole)-3,5-dinitro-1,2,4-triazole
Hr Hour
HTPB Hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene
ICI Imperial Chemical Industries
IHE Insensitive high explosive
IHNX 2,4-Bis(5-amino-3-nitro-1,2,4-triazolyl)pyrimidine
IR Infrared spectroscopy
K-55 2,4,6,8-Tetranitro-2,4,6,8-tetraazabicyclo[3.3.0]octane-3-one
K-56 2,5,7,9-Tetranitro-2,5,7,9-tetraazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane-8-one (TNABN)
K-6 1,3,5-Trinitro-2-oxo-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane (Keto-RDX)
Kel-F800 Copolymer of vinylidene fluoride and hexafluoropropylene or
chlorotrifluoroethylene (3M Company)
Keto-RDX 1,3,5-Trinitro-2-oxo-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane (K-6)
LANL Los Alamos National Laboratory
LAX-112 3,6-Diamino-1,2,4,5-tetrazine-2,5-dioxide
LDA Lithium diisopropylamine
liq Liquid phase
LLM-101 3,6-Dinitro-1,2,4,5-cyclohexanetetrol 1,4-dinitrate
LLM-105 2,6-Diamino-3,5-dinitropyrazine-1-oxide
LLM-116 4-Amino-3,5-dinitropyrazole
LLM-119 1,4-Diamino-3,6-dinitropyrazolo[4,3-c]pyrazole
LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
LOVA Low vulnerability ammunition
m- Meta
MDI 4,4′-Methylenebis(phenyl isocyanate)
Me Methyl [CH 3 ]
MEK Methylethylketone
Methyl Tris-X 2,4,6-Tris(2-methyl-2-nitroxyethylnitramino)-1,3,5-triazine
mins Minutes
MNT Mononitrotoluene
m.p. Melting point
MPa Mega Pascal
Ms Mesyl or methanesulfonate [CH 3 SO 2 ]
MTN Metriol trinitrate or 1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)ethane trinitrate
NAWC Naval Air Warfare Center
NBS N-Bromosuccinimide
NC Nitrocellulose
NENA Nitroxyethylnitramines
NENO N,N′-Dinitro-N,N′-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)oxamide dinitrate
NG Nitroglycerine
NHTPB Nitrated hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene