The Effect of Carbon Nanotubes on the Thermal Decomposition of CL-20

Abstract

The effect of carbon nanotubes on the thermal decomposition of CL-20 is studied by means of DSD and TG. The results show that the addition of carbon nanotubes makes the onset temperature and peak temperature of DSC curve shift downwards, the value of activation energy thermal decomposition of CL-20 decrease from 184.3 kJ/mol to 172.2 kJ/mol and its decomposition heat reduce from 2 604.48 J/g to 2 256.69 J/g. The onset and the peak temperature, value of activation energy and decomposition heat of CL-20 decrease with the increase of carbon nanotubes.