Compatibility with explosives. Equal wt of
peroxide with PA, TNT, RDX, PETN, tetryl,
KCIO3, AN, or Sb2 S3, stored for 40 days at
50°, registered 10SS of wt equal to about 50%
due to complete volatilization of the peroxide;
there was no decompn of PA, TNT, etc(Ref 1.3)
Compatibility with metals. Strips of metals
(CU, Al, Zn, Sn, brass or Fe) stored with peroxide
for 15 days showed no signs of corrosion:
a slight corrosion was observed with
lead(Ref 13)
Detonation velocity -5290 m/see as detnd in
column 6.3 mm diam and d 1.2(Ref 4); 3~5
m/see, as demd in a column 15 mm diam and
with d 0.68(Ref 11); 375o at d 0.92 and 5300
at d 1.18(Ref 5a)
Friction sensitivity. Extremely sensitive
(Ref 4a)
Impact sensitivity with But of Mines App and
500 g wt, 10 cm(Ref 10)
Impact sensitivity with the French app called
“petit mouton” using 50 g wt, 15 cm for 50%
detonationS(Ref 13)
Note: Results of impact sensitivity tests show ,
that acetone triperoxide is one of the most
sensitive explosives known
Initiation test. A O.O5 g charge of peroxide,
compressed at 250 kg/cma, caused PETN to
detonate. When compression of the peroxide
was increased to 500 kg/cm2 partial failures
resulted(Ref 11); min chge of peroxide to
detonate TNT at d 1.35 in Cu tube ().16 g(Ref5a)
Power by the Trauzl Test A 10 g sample gave
expansion of 250 cc VS 285 cc for TNT(Ref 11)
Minimum detonating charge of MF in the sand
test 0.19 g(Ref 10)
Toxicity, Fir e & Explosion Hazards are discussed
in Ref ’18
Volatility. Sublimes even at ord temp(14-18°),
losing about 6.5z of its wt in 24 hrs(Ref 11);
loses 68.6% of its wt in 14 days at room
temp(Ref 10); loses 1.5% in 2 hrs at 50°
(Ref 11), loses 100%” in 3 hrs(Ref 10). At
100° it volatilizes very rapidly, depositing
fine needles on the cover(Ref 11)
Uses. It has been recommended for use in
primers, detomtors, etc(Refs 13,14 & a),
but due to its high volaty and high sensitivity
it does not seem very desirable for
military use
Re/s on Trimeric Acetone Peroxide: l)Beil
1,645 & [714] 2)R.Wolfenstein,Ber28,2265
(1895) 3) A. Baeyer & V.Vi11iger,Ber32,
3632(1899) & 33,859 & 2680(1900) 4) Anon,
Jahresber CTR 5,111(1926) & 6,100(1927)
4a) F. Schoofs & M. Bohet, CA 23,5008(1929)
5) A. Rieche, “Alkylperox ide and Ozonide,’ ‘
Steinkopf,Dresden( 1931) (Reproduced by
Edwards Bros, Ann Arbor, Mich) 5a)H. Muraour,
Bull F’r[4],51, 1157(1932) 5b)Pepin Lehalleur
(1935),137 6) A. Rieche, “Die Bedeutung der
organischen Peroxyd fur die chemische
Wissenschaft und Technik,’ ‘ Enke,Stuttgart
(1936) 7)M.Parry,SS 32,177& 231(1937)
8) W. Dikhey et al, JPrChem154,219( 1940)
9) A. Rieche & K. Koch, Ber75,1016-28(1942)
10) A. J. Phillips, Picatinny Arsenal” Technical
Report 1202(1942) 1l)M. Rohrlich & W. Sauermilch,
SS 38,97-9(1943) 12) A. F. Belyaev &
E. E. Belyaeva, DoklAkadN 52,503–5(1946)
13)H. Ficheroulle & A. Kovache, MP 31,20-
21(1949) 14)C. E. Mavrodi, BritP 620,498
(1949) & CA43,6418(1949) 15)K.I.Ivanov
et al , ZhurObshKhim 16,1003(1949) 16)Kirk
& 0thmer10(1953) (not found under Peroxides)
17)Tobolsky & Mesrobian(1954), 172 & 179
18)Sax( 1957),234
Addnl Refs on Trimeric Acetone Peroxide:
a)Sprengstoffwerke Dr Nahsen,Ger P 423,
176(1925)& Brit CA,Sect B, 1926,613 (Use
of acet peroxide in detonators, caps and
fuzes in lieu of MF) b)A.E.Thiemann, ChZtr
194211,2757 -8(Acet peroxides are claimed
to be effective ignition promoters when added
to Diesel fuels) c)R.Acree & H.L.Hailer,