[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: "New explosive materials to bring nontoxic ammunition"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

New explosive materials to bring nontoxic ammunition

by  Purdue University
phys.org
JULY 17, 2020

Matthew Gettings, a Purdue Ph.D. candidate, holds a cup containing silver salts, a new lead-free explosive. Credit: Purdue University photo/Jared Pike
Every time a gun fires, lead leaches into the air. A scientific advancement could provide a comparable replacement for lead-based explosive materials found in ammunition, protecting soldiers and the environment from potential toxic effects.

Purdue University researchers, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command's Army Research Laboratory, developed two new lead-free materials that function as primary explosives, which are used to ignite powder inside a gun cartridge.

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For the entire release, see
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-explosive-materials-nontoxic-ammunition.html

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