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. 2021 Apr 27;6(18):11813–11821. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01115

Table 1. Performance, Physical Properties, nd Sensitivity Values of PETN, XPN, SHN, and MHN.

data category PETN XPN SHN MHN
Tma [°C] 141.3 45.5 53.0 112.0
Tdecb [°C] 172.9 169 163.3 181.4
ΩCO2c [%] –10.1 +6.4 +7.1 +7.1
ΩCOd [%] +15.2 +27.6 +28.3 +28.3
ρe [g cm–3] 1.76 1.852 1.868 1.73
Pcjf [GPa] 31.5 32.6 32.0 30.4
Vdetg [ms–1] 8400 8780 8700 8260
ΔfH°ih[kJ mol–1] –538.6 –500.5 –547 –547.2
ISi [J] 3 1.9 0.62 2.2
FSj [N] 60 18 37 37
ESDk [J] 0.0625 4.5 - -
a

Tm = onset temperature of melting.

b

Tdec = onset temperature of decomposition.

c

ΩCO2 = CO2 oxygen balance.

d

ΩCO = CO oxygen balance.

e

ρ = derived density from X-ray data.

f

Pcj = detonation pressure.

g

Vdet = detonation velocity.

h

ΔfH° = molar enthalpy of formation.

i

IS = impact sensitivity.

j

FS = friction sensitivity.

k

ESD = electrostatic discharge sensitivity.