Melt-Cast Explosives: Properties and Applications

Melt cast explosives have been considered for many applications in grenades, mortars, artillery shells, warheads and antipersonnel mines. The research has been done on the various energetic materials over several decades, such as aromatic compounds with C-NO2, N-NO2, and ONO2 groups, improved the synthesis of compounds, which are currently used in formulations and the preparation of melt cast formulations with various compositions. Exudation, high volume change from liquid to solid, super cooling, irreversible growth, fragility and unpredictable sensitivity are the disadvantages of existing melt cast formulations. This article is a systematic overview of melt cast explosives.