Information AboutFox-7 |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT FOX-7 | |
| explosive chemicals | |
| amines | |
| nitro compounds | |
FOX-7 or '''1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene''' is an insensitive high power explosive compound. It was first synthesized in 1998 by the FOA Defence Research Establishment (Sweden). Computational Studies of FOX-7, a New Insensitive Explosive , Dorsett, 2000, accessed Aug 25, 2005 FOX-7 is similar to the insensitive chemical compound TATB , which is a Benzene ring compound with three Amino and three Nitro Group s. FOX-7 has a linear two-carbon backbone rather than a benzene ring, but the amino and nitro groups have similar effects in both cases according to published reports on sensitivity and chemical decay processes of FOX-7. Its explosive properties appear extremely favorable; in addition to its insensitive properties, the detonation velocity of mixtures of 80% FOX-7 plus binders are as high as Composition B , and nearly pure FOX-7 based Plastic Bonded Explosive s are slightly superior to RDX . DETONATION AND SENSITIVITY PROPERTIES OF FOX-7 AND FORMULATIONS CONTAINING FOX-7 , Karlsson et al, 2002, accessed Aug 25, 2005 FOX-7 has been calculated to have a detonation velocity of 8,870 m/s. The cost of FOX-7 is relatively high, and it is not known to be found in any production use to date. REFERENCES |
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