Umwandlungen, Empfindlichkeit und Abbrandgeschwindigkeit der Oktogen-Phasen.

For an estimation of the handling risks of octogen the sensitivity, the burning rate, the thermal expansion and the stabilization of the phases was investigated. The following results were obtained. Beta-HMX shrinks about 1 percent before the transition to Delta-HMX. The shrinkage was not reversible. A high sensitivity against impact was found with Delta-HMX. Alpha- and Delta-HMX are stabilized by decomposition products.