Preparation and Properties of Spherical CL-20 Composites

Micrometer-sized spherical composites based on 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20) with fluororubber (F2604), dioctyl sebacate (DOS), and polyvinyl butyral (PVB) were prepared by an electrospray method. After preparation, the morphology, chemical bonds, thermal decomposition properties, mechanical sensitivity, and explosion performance were characterized. The main explosive CL-20 transformed from ε-CL-20 to β-CL-20 after electrospray preparation. With an insensitive additive mass ratio of 5 wt %, the CL-20/F2604 composite had the highest maximum peak exothermic temperature and the lowest mechanical sensitivity. The explosion pressures of the composites with the same mass ratio of additives decreased in the order CL-20/F2604 > CL-20/PVB > CL-20/DOS and were lower than that of raw CL-20.