Table of Contents
- 1 What is RDX stands for?
- 2 What is cyclonite used for?
- 3 What explosives were used in WWII?
- 4 What does the military use RDX for?
- 5 Why does the military use RDX?
- 6 What is RDX and HMX?
- 7 What is the composition of hexhexogen?
- 8 What is hexogen used for in explosives?
- 9 What are the properties of a regular hexagon?
What is RDX stands for?
Royal Demolition eXplosive
Summary: RDX stands for Royal Demolition eXplosive. It is also known as cyclonite or hexogen. The chemical name for RDX is 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine.
What is cyclonite used for?
Cyclonite is a white, crystalline (sand-like) powder. It is used as a rat poison (rodenticide) and as a powerful military explosive. It is also used as a base charge for detonators and in plastic explosives. List because it is cited by ACGIH, DOT, NIOSH and IRIS.
What is RDX material?
The chemical name for RDX is 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine. It is a white powder and is very explosive. RDX is used as an explosive and is also used in combination with other ingredients in explosives. Its odor and taste are unknown. It is a synthetic product that does not occur naturally in the environment.
What explosives were used in WWII?
RDX
Behind thirty-eight miles of fencing, thousands of men and women synthesized 23,000 tons of RDX each month. Twice as deadly as TNT and overshadowed only by the atomic bomb, this ordnance proved to be pivotal in the Battle of the Atlantic and directly contributed to the Allied victory in WWII.
What does the military use RDX for?
As a military explosive, RDX can be used alone as a base charge for detonators or mixed with another explosive such as TNT to form cyclotols, which produce a bursting charge for aerial bombs, mines, and torpedoes (HSDB 2009; Lewis 2000; Sax and Lewis 1989; Stokinger 1982).
Is RDX volatile?
Such detection remains a significant challenge because RDX is 10(3) less volatile than 1,3,5-trinitrotoluene (TNT), corresponding to a parts-per-trillion vapor pressure under ambient conditions. Pure solvents, volatile amines, and the outgassed vapors from lipstick or sunscreen do not quench polymer fluorescence.
Why does the military use RDX?
What is RDX and HMX?
HMX (Figure 1.3) is a colorless polycrystalline high explosive similar to RDX. HMX has a higher melting point than RDX and was thus named HMX for High Melting eXplosive.
Is RDX flammable?
The chemical name for RDX is hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine. It is a white powder and is very explosive. RDX is a synthetic chemical, it does not occur naturally in the environment. It creates fumes when it is burned with other substances.
What is the composition of hexhexogen?
Hexogen is usually produced from hexamethylenetetramine (urotropin) and nitric acid. It is used for ammunition, in the preparation of detonators, and as a component in industrial explosives (ammonites, permissible explosives, and so on).
What is hexogen used for in explosives?
It is used for ammunition, in the preparation of detonators, and as a component in industrial explosives (ammonites, permissible explosives, and so on). Hexogen is dangerous to handle, and when used in ammunition it is mixed with other, less sensitive explosives—most often with trinitrotoluene—or retarders (paraffin, ceresin, or wax).
Is hexogen dangerous to touch?
Hexogen is dangerous to handle, and when used in ammunition it is mixed with other, less sensitive explosives—most often with trinitrotoluene—or retarders (paraffin, ceresin, or wax). During World War II, the annual production of hexogen was hundreds of thousands of tons.
What are the properties of a regular hexagon?
Properties of a Regular Hexagon 1 All the sides are equal in length. 2 All the interior angles measure 120°. 3 The sum of all the interior angles of a regular hexagon is 720°.