Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics, Vol.28, No.3, 101-106, 2003
Heats of combustion and formation of new energetic thermoplastic elastomers based on GAP, PolyNIMMO and PolyGLYN
Heats of combustion and formation of various energetic thermoplastic elastomers. (ETPE), corresponding to linear copolyurethanes based on an energetic prepolymer and a diisocyanate, were measured by a calorimetric method. These ETPEs were synthesized from three different molecular weights of glycidyl azide polymer, from poly(3-nitratomethyl-3-methyloxetane) and from poly glycidyl nitrate. The prepolymers were also analyzed for comparison with the corresponding ETPEs. A significant difference of the heats of formation was observed between the prepolymers; and their ETPEs, while the heats of combustion were similar.
Keywords:heat of formation;heat of combustion;calorimetry;energetic thermoplastic elastomers (ETPE);polymers