Degradation of a poly(ester urethane) elastomer. IV. Sorption and diffusion of water in PBX 9501 and its components
✍ Scribed by Michael R. Salazar; Shelley L. Thompson; Kenneth E. Laintz; Thomas O. Meyer; Russell T Pack
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 346 KB
- Volume
- 105
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8995
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
In preparation for studying the hydrolytic degradation of Estane® 5703 in the plastic‐bonded explosive PBX 9501, the sorption (solubility) and diffusion of water in PBX 9501 and each of its components are studied experimentally and modeled theoretically. Experiments are reported that measure the weight gain or loss due to a change in the relative humidity (RH). For all of the components, the equilibrium amount of water sorbed per gram of sample is linear in the RH at low relative humidities but curves upwards at higher relative humidities. This behavior is modeled with a water cluster model. Diffusion coefficients are determined by modeling the time dependence of the water concentrations assuming Fickian diffusion, and that fits the data for some of the materials. However, all the samples that contain the explosive HMX show much more complicated behavior at high relative humidities, and that is presented and discussed. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2007