The Low‐Temperature High‐Pressure Phase Diagram of Energetic Materials: I. Hexahydro‐1,3,5‐Trinitro‐s‐Triazine

Abstract

Abstract The reaction phase diagram of hexahydro‐1,3,5‐trinitro‐s‐triazine (RDX) has been studied as a function of temperature and pressure by Raman spectroscopy to 29 GPa and temperatures ranging from 4 to 298 K. Three stable phases (α, γ, and δ) have been found and their phase stabilities have been investigated. Phase boundaries were studied as a function of pressure and temperature, permitting a delineation of the various polymorph stability fields. A pressure–temperature reaction/phase diagram is constructed from the results of this study and compared to previous high temperature work.