Polyvinyl Acetate Resin as a Binder Effecting Mechanical and CombustionProperties of Combustible Cartridge Case Formulations

  • M.T. Shedge High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune
  • C.H. Patel High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune
  • S.K. Tadkod High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune
  • G.D. Murthy High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune
Keywords: Combustible cartridge case, binder, polyvinyl acetate, propellant case, tank ammunition, felting technique, resins, propellant formulations, PVAc resin

Abstract

Several combustible cartridge case (CCC) formulations containing nitrocellulose (NC) as anenergetic ingredient with diphenylamine (DPA) as stabiliser, cellulose fiber as reinforcing materialand polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) as a binder are processed to form combustible discs. A formulationcontaining  nitrocellulose (83 parts), cellulose (17 parts) , PVAc (20 parts) and  diphenylamine(1 part) by weight was observed with the improvement of  mechanical properties without anyadverse effect on combustion characteristics, safety parameters and compatibility with triplebase multi-tubular propellant. Dynamic firing performance was also satisfactory.
Published
2008-05-01
How to Cite
Shedge, M., Patel, C., Tadkod, S., & Murthy, G. (2008). Polyvinyl Acetate Resin as a Binder Effecting Mechanical and CombustionProperties of Combustible Cartridge Case Formulations. Defence Science Journal, 58(3), 390-397. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.58.1659
Section
Research Papers