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  HMX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMX, also called octogen or cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine, is a powerful, and relatively insensitive, nitroamine high explosive, chemically related to RDX.
The velocity of detonation of HMX at a density of 1.90 g/cm
HMX is used in melt-castable explosives when mixed with TNT, which as a class are referred to as "octols." Octol itself is 75% HMX, 25% TNT.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMX   (308 words)

  
 Nitramine Explosives
Because of this property, HMX is used exclusively for military purposes to implode fissionable material in nuclear devices, as a component of plastic-bonded explosives, as a component of rocket propellant, and as a high explosive burster charge.
The use of HMX as a propellant and in maximum-performance explosives is increasing.
HMX is produced by the nitration of hexamine with ammonium nitrate and nitric acid in an acetic acid/acetic anhydride solvent at 44°C. The raw materials are mixed in a two-step process and the product is purified by recrystallization.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/munitions/explosives-nitramines.htm   (4071 words)

  
 A review of HMX synthesis. - The Explosives and Weapons Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Granulation of a-HMX particles with a certain particle size distribution is carried out by fluidizing and accelerating the particles to impact against a curved surface using a rotating impeller or a circulating gas stream, optionally in the presence of a small amt.
The 14C-uniformly labeled (UL) explosive, octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) was synthesized in 40% yield by nitrolysis of 14C-labeled hexamethylenetetramine (hexamine) in the presence of boron trifluoride di-Et etherate as catalyst.
HMX is a suitable explosive for military purposes and deep drilling of petroleum and natural gas.
www.roguesci.org /theforum/high-explosives/209-review-hmx-synthesis.html   (11391 words)

  
 Al Qaqaa Weapons Cache - dKosopedia
HMX and RDX are white powders in their pure form.
HMX and RDX are key ingredients in plastic explosives such as Semtex and C-4, puttylike substances that easily shaped and disguised in various configurations.
HMX is used to make so-called explosive lenses which are explosive materials configured in shapes to focus the energy produced by an explosion.
www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/Al_Qaqaa_Weapons_Cache   (4977 words)

  
 Octogen (HMX) - Archive File - The Explosives and Weapons Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The yield of HMX is 95% of the theoretical and the purity 90%
HMX is itself an acronym for either High velocity Military eXplosive, or Her Majesties eXplosive depending on what country you are in.
HMX is very stable, it requires a powerful detonator or booster charge to detonate.
roguesci.org /theforum/.../2335-octogen-hmx-archive-file.html   (577 words)

  
 HMX - Partially Validated Method #2032
The oral LD of HMX is 1500 mg/kg in mice and 300 mg/kg in guinea pigs.
The average recovery of the HMX was 102.7%.
Any compound that has the same retention time as the HMX and absorbs at 235 nm and 225 nm is an interference.
www.osha.gov /dts/sltc/methods/partial/pv2032/2032.html   (488 words)

  
 Properties of HMX
HMX is not known to react violently with any other chemicals and usually won't even react at all.
Although HMX is stable when mixed with other chemicals and when heated, it will still explode under heavy shock or friction and must be desensitized in one way or another during transport.
HMX will not dissolve in water, but will dissolve in several other chemicals, such as acetone.
web1.caryacademy.org /chemistry/rushin/StudentProjects/CompoundWebSites/2003/hmx/Properties.htm   (147 words)

  
 Search Results: hmx - ABCNEWS.com
HMX, or high melting point explosive, is one the more powerful high explosives used by militaries around the world today.
The velocity of detonation of HMX at a density of 1.90 g/cm3 is 9100 meters per...
HMX, or high melting point explosive, is one the more powerful high explosives used by...
infospace.abcnews.com /_1_ZU5T7O03GG6FHY__info.abcnws/dog/results?otmpl=dog/webresults.htm&qcat=web&ran=&qkw=hmx   (948 words)

  
 ATSDR - ToxFAQs - HMX (Octogen)
Because of this property, HMX is used in various kinds of explosives, rocket fuels, and burster chargers.
Some HMX may be released to soil as a result of accidental spills, the settling of HMX-containing dust particles from the air, or the disposal of waste that contains HMX in landfills.
Since HMX is poorly absorbed after it is swallowed, the levels of HMX in your blood and urine are likely to be lower than those in your feces.
www.emla.hu /korkep/chems/tfacts98.html   (1026 words)

  
 Real-Time Comments -- Tradetrek.com
HMX has gone UP over the past 2 days.
In the past 6 months, HMX is in a trading range with an average daily volume of 0.23 million shares.
It is a liquid stock with a daily volatility of 2.5%, Now Tradetrek thinks HMX is oversold.
www.tradetrek.com /misc/thelion.asp?radAction=comment&symbol=hmx   (107 words)

  
 HMX Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
HMX (High Melting eXplosive) is an organically synthesized substance sometimes known as octogen.
HMX explodes violently at high temperatures and has found many uses in explosives, rocket fuels, burster chargers, and oil well casing perforation.
Of particular interest is the investigation of the energetics of intermolecular hydrogen transfer (H-transfer) in condensed phase HMX.
www.physics.byu.edu /research/lewis/lewisgroup/research/hmx.htm   (110 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
HMX is recognized as one of the most powerful nitramine explosives, and is used as the benchmark for all other explosives.
HMX is known to exist in four different crystal structures or polymorphic forms-alpha, beta, gamma and delta.
By coating a HMX particle with such monomers, forming a plurality of such articles into a granule or article, and then polymerizing the monomers in situ, an HMX-containing granule or article can be formed that also comprises a polymeric"cage"or framework.
www.wipo.int /cgi-pct/guest/getbykey5?KEY=00/73246.001207&ELEMENT_SET=DECL   (11244 words)

  
 Octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetr... (HMX) (CASRN 2691-41-0), IRIS, Environmental Protection Agency
HMX was incorporated into the daily diet of 20 rats/sex/dose for 13 weeks at the following levels: 0, 50, 150, 450, 1350, and 4000 mg/kg/day for males and 0, 50, 115, 270, 620, and 1500 mg/kg/day for females.
However, the concentrations assayed were low due to limited solubility of HMX in water, and the authors conceded that the findings may represent false negatives.
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitotic gene conversion assay with untreated and with postchlorinated or ozonated samples of saturated HMX was also negative, but the limited solubility of HMX lowers confidence in the studies.
www.epa.gov /iris/subst/0311.htm   (1974 words)

  
 Fenwick® HMX™ Fly Rods
The Fenwick HMX Graphite® is a well balanced 33 million modulus graphite that offers smooth, dependable, predictable performance to make the most of every minute that you spend on the water.
Other features of Fenwick HMX Graphite® fly rods are aluminum oxide strippers, hard chromed stainless steel snake guides and comfortable cork grips.
HMX rods also come with a Fenwick triangular rod tube and cloth bag for safe transportation and storage.
www.tackledirect.com /tackle/hmxflyrods.html   (260 words)

  
 Remediating Munitions-Contaminated Soil with Zerovalent Iron and Cationic Surfactants -- Park et al. 33 (4): 1305 -- ...
Destruction of RDX and HMX by Zerovalent Iron in the Presence of Surfactants
Destruction of HMX and RDX alone or in combination by unannealed Fe in a 3% (w/v) didecyl or HDTMA matrix.
HMX present in the batch reactor (Table 4).
jeq.scijournals.org /cgi/content/full/33/4/1305   (4450 words)

  
 HmX
You can be confident in HmX results, reliability and support, all backed by the leader in hematology.
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With its advanced, three-dimensional VCS Technology, the COULTER HmX provides the highest level of sensitivity, specificity and efficiency in its class of differential hematology systems.
www.beckman.com /products/instrument/hematology/hmx.asp   (378 words)

  
 The HMX homeodomain protein MLS-2 regulates cleavage orientation, cell proliferation and cell fate specification in the ...
The HMX homeodomain protein MLS-2 regulates cleavage orientation, cell proliferation and cell fate specification in the C. elegans postembryonic mesoderm -- Jiang et al.
Articles by Jiang, Y. Articles by Liu, J. The HMX homeodomain protein MLS-2 regulates cleavage orientation, cell proliferation and cell fate specification in the C.
HMX proteins is limited to the homeodomain region.
dev.biologists.org /cgi/content/full/132/18/4119   (6293 words)

  
 ClearStation : Details : HMX
HMX: Q1 Results 11c vs 6c; Beats 5c Est; In-Line Guidance...
Hartmarx Corp has a p/e of 26, and a beta less than...
I'm sure HMX is rising on nothing more than manipulators...
clearstation.etrade.com /cgi-bin/details?Symbol=HMX   (139 words)

  
 ESTCP » Projects » Compliance » Recovery and Reuse of HMX/RDX from Propellants and Explosives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This project demonstrated a new process for extraction and recovery of HMX and RDX from warheads and other projectiles using common mineral acids instead of organic solvents, thereby eliminating the need for disposal of hazardous organic wastes.
The average batch processing time for HMX and RDX recovery were 24 hours and 6 hours, respectively.
HMX could be recovered from LX-14 at a savings of $9.75 per pound after its sale for reuse, compared to conventional disposal by OB/OD.
www.estcp.org /projects/compliance/199708v.cfm   (511 words)

  
 IPI Explosive Chemistry
This explosive compound is a white, crystalline solid with a nitrogen content of 37.84%.
HMX is used as an explosive charge when desensitized, as a booster charge in mixtures with TNT (octols), and as an oxidizer in solid rocket and gun propellants.
PBX is a term applied to a variety of explosive mixtures which have high mechanical strength, good explosive properties, excellent chemical stability, relative insensitivity to handling and shock, and high thermal output sensitivity.
www.islandgroup.com /ExplosiveChemistry.html   (674 words)

  
 HMX and RDX - plastic industrial and nuclear HMX and RDX explosives and bombs
HMX has one of the fastest detonation velocities known: 9,110 meters per second (20,380 miles per hour).
Add to this the plasticity of RDX and HMX (within proper limits, they can be heated without exploding and cast into a variety of shapes), and one comprehends their potential uses.
Like HMX and RDX, CL-20 is a cyclic nitramine stable to handling and amenable to casting into shaped charges, but is up to 20% more powerful than HMX.
dwb.unl.edu /Teacher/NSF/C10/C10Links/chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa020899a.htm   (738 words)

  
 UN Report in 2003 notes Iraq "lost" HMX & converted remaining HMX stocks into "industrial ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The removal of Agency seals on the HMX and the declared relocation and consumption of some of the HMX must be explained and documented by Iraq before the Agency can reach a conclusion with regard to the use of such material.
The Iraqi declarations indicate that out, of the 228 tonnes of HMX available in Iraq at the end of 1998, 196 remained at the facility where the HMX was previously under IAEA seal.
The inability of Saddam to declare what Iraq had done with their stockpiles of HMX was one of the reasons Saddam was declared in breach of UN Resolutions including 1441 leading to US decision to disarm him.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1257704/posts   (1657 words)

  
 Army Technology - Dyno Nobel ASA - High Energy Materials - High Explosives and Energetic Plasticizers
Dyno Nobel ASA, High Energy Materials (DNHEM) is a major supplier of high explosives such as HMX, RDX, explosive compositions based on those and also energetic plasticizers such as Butyl-NENA as well as other more sophisticated explosives.
HMX is produced to meet customer requirements and military specification standards.
RS-HMX Reduced Sensitivity HMX can be supplied on request for potential use in IM High explosive compositions are produced to meet customer specification requirements and military standards.
www.army-technology.com /contractors/explosives/dyno   (567 words)

  
 fenwick hmx - Find, Compare, and Buy at Shopping.com
The HMX is an excellent choice for both short and mid-range work.
The Fenwick HMX salmon/steelhead rods are top quality graphite rods specially designed for steelhead and salmon fishing.
The fast-tapered HMX spinning rod has a responsive IM graphite blank strengthened by cross-scrim graphite from tip to butt.
www.shopping.com /xGS-fenwick_hmx   (1034 words)

  
 Transcriptional Antagonism between Hmx1 and Nkx2.5 for a Shared DNA-binding Site -- Amendt et al. 274 (17): 11635 -- ...
The recently described Hmx family of homeodomain proteins is predominately expressed in discrete regions of developing sensory
The Hmx genes are believed to be important regulators of development in sensory organs and neurons based on their expression
Hmx and Nkx genes are found in overlapping regions in vertebrate
www.jbc.org /cgi/content/full/274/17/11635   (4757 words)

  
 EURENCO - high explosives - HMX
A large range of HMX particle sizes is produced in addition to crystalline HMX for military high explosive compositions, plastic bonded HMX for pressed charges with high mechanical strength and I.M. properties, HMX for cast PBX charges and highly purified HMX for oil and gas industry.
HMX is used either as castable compositions, HMX-TNT, or pressable compositions, HMX-wax, and thermoplastic binder compositions.
Owing to their high energetic power, HMX and HMX-based compositions find applications in different areas, such as:
www.eurenco.com /en/high_explosives/hmx.html   (95 words)

  
 Techography - Can of Worms/Whoop Ass
A good example is the Iraqi declaration concerning the high explosive "HMX" - which states that, out of the HMX under IAEA seals in Iraq at the end of 1998, some had been supplied to cement plants as an industrial explosive for mining.
The relocation and consumption of HMX (a high explosive of potential use in nuclear weapons), as described in Iraq's backlog of semi-annual declarations, has been investigated by the IAEA.
However, it has not been possible to verify the use of those materials, as all of it is said to have been consumed through explosions and there are no immediately available technical means for verifying such uses.
www.techography.com /article.php?story=20041028105511729   (773 words)

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