Citation:
Meziere Y, Akhavan J, Stevens GS, et al., The shock Hugoniot of hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 706, 2004, pp. 99-102
Abstract:
The response of polymers to shock loading is becoming of increasing importance, both as binder systems in plastic-bonded explosives (PBXs) and as structural materials in their own right. In this paper, we report on the shock Hugoniot of hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB), which is commonly used as a binder system in PBXs, but whose shock response has yet to be presented in the open literature. Results indicate that the shock velocity --- particle velocity relationship is linear, similar to some but not all polymer-based materials.
