Studies on the critical temperature of thermal explosion for 3‐Nitro‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5‐one (NTO) and its salts

Abstract

Abstract The critical temperature of thermal explosion for 3‐nitro‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5‐one (NTO) and its ethylenediammonium salt (ENTO), potassium salt (KNTO), copper salt (CuNTO) and lead salt (PbNTO) were obtained using the stationary theory of thermal explosion, the calculation formula of estimating the critical temperature of thermal explosion under non‐isothermal DSC condition, and the determination method for the critical temperature of thermal explosion of small‐scale solid explosive and its data treatment method. The results of the four methods are agreeable to each other, whose differences are within 5%. The results indicate that the heat‐resistance ability of NTO and its salts and of the common explosives, cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX), cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX), pentaerythritoltetranitrate (PETN) and tetryl decreases in the order HMX > NTO > ENTO > KNTO > RDX > PETN > tetryl > PbNTO > CuNTO.