LX-14 explained

LX-14 and LX-14-0 are polymer-bonded explosives developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and used in nuclear weapons in the United States.^[1]

Ingredients

LX-14 is made of HMX explosive powder (95.5%) and Estane and 5702-Fl plastic binders (4.5%).^[2]

Properties

LX-14-0 has a density of 1830 kg/m³, detonation velocity of 8,830 m/s and detonation pressure of 37 GPa.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Cooper , Paul W. . Explosives Engineering. 1996. Wiley-VCH. 51–66. Chapter 4: Use forms of explosives. 0-471-18636-8.
2. September 1999 . Technical Area 36 Open Detonation Unit — Supplement 2-1 Waste Explosives Detonated at Technical Area 36 . 2 . 2022-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001143545/https://hwbdocuments.env.nm.gov/Los%20Alamos%20National%20Labs/TA%2036/2351.pdf . live .
3. Dobratz, B M. . LLNL explosives handbook: properties of chemical explosives and explosives and explosive simulants . 1981 . 420. LLNL. USA. pdf. 10.2172/6530310.