Effect of Hydroxyl-Terminated Random Copolyether (PET) and Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene (HTPB) on Thermal Decomposition Characteristics of Ammonium Perchlorate
Pages 42-49
Ke-Zhu Mao, Min Xia and Yun-Jun Luo

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2015.04.01.5

Published: 17 April 2015

Abstract: The effects of two binders (PET and HTPB) on thermal decomposition characteristics of Ammonium Perchlorate were studied by TG-FTIR, DSC and SEM. When Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) mixes with AP, there is no obvious mutual effect in the process of heating, but it happen in the other way when Hydroxyl-terminated random copolyether (PET) mixes with AP. During the heating process of PET-AP mixture, the decomposition of PET occur in advance significantly, so that the porous structure of AP at the low-temperature decomposition stage becomes more significant, the total amount of heat released increases significantly, and the weight-loss ratio of AP about the two stages increases to about 2:1. During the thermal decomposition, the heat release and N₂O gas production of PET-AP mixture is milder than the HTPB-AP, which is more conducive to the insensitive properties of propellant.