Effectiveness of phlegmatizers in explosive compositions under mechanical loading

The mechanism of the effect of phlegmatizers in phlegmatized nitramines under mechanical loading is studied. Current concepts regarding the effect of phlegmatizers on the sensitivity of energetic materials to impact, friction, and vibration are considered; insufficiency of experimental data of this effect is noted. Experimental estimates of the phlegmatizing effect of various phlegmatizers on HMX are given.