Plastic Bonded RDX (open access)

Plastic Bonded RDX

This technical report describes the preparation and properties of plastic bonded RDX mixtures containing approximately 30 weight percent RDX. These mixtures may readily be prepared by a method adaptable to existing ordnance plant equipment. they are roughly comparable to Compositions A and B in sensitivity and explosive performance, but are much stranger physically than these or similar explosives.
Date: July 17, 1952
Creator: James, E. & Smith, L. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A High Volume Casting Furnace for Plutonium (open access)

A High Volume Casting Furnace for Plutonium

A high-vacuum casting furnace with an internal diameter of 15 inches has been designed, fabricated, and installed at LASL. The furnace was designed to accommodate casting crucibles up to 7 inches OD; however with a larger diameter heating element, casting crucibles up to 9 inches could be accommodated. This report describes the basic features of the furnace and presents engineering drawings of both the furnace and the furnace box.
Date: February 17, 1953
Creator: Anderson, J. W. & Thomas, R. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Mathematical Development of the End-Point Method (open access)

The Mathematical Development of the End-Point Method

Detailed study of the mathematically developed end-point method and its application to the Milne kernel.
Date: June 17, 1948
Creator: Frankel, S. & Goldberg, S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preparation of Plutonium Sheet by Extrusion (open access)

Preparation of Plutonium Sheet by Extrusion

Plutonium sheet of uniform thickness and good surface can be made by the extrusion of a tube which is then split and flattened. This report describes the equipment and the operating conditions for making sheet 0.005 to 0.055 in. thick with areas up to 24 in. square.
Date: January 17, 1957
Creator: McNeese, W. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library