Reasonable modifications to the attachment energy model were made for accurately predicting the crystal growth morphology of energetic materials in solution.
To improve the mechanical properties of glycidyl azide polymer (GAP)-based polyurethane network binders, a novel fluorinated glycidyl azide polymer, (2,2,2-trifluoro-ethoxymethyl epoxy-r-glycidyl azide) copolymer (poly(TFEE-r-GA)) was synthesized through an initial cationic copolymerization of epichlorohydrin and 2,2,2-trifluoro-ethoxymethyl epoxy, followed by azidation. The structure of poly(TFEE-r-GA) was characterized by FTIR, 1 H NMR,
13C NMR and GPC. DSC and TGA were used to investigate the thermal behavior of poly(TFEE-r-GA), the glass transition temperature and decomposition temperature of poly(TFEE-r-GA) were found to be À49.5 and 250 C, respectively. The copolyurethane networks were further synthesized by cross-linking poly(TFEE-r-GA) using trimethylolpropane as a chain extender agent, using isophorone diisocyanate as a cross-linking agent. In comparison with GAP, the poly(TFEE-r-GA) based copolyurethane networks exhibited relatively better mechanical properties, which had a tensile strength of 5.52 MPa, and an elongation at break of 162.8%. All the results indicated that the fluorine-containing GAP might serve as a potential energetic binder for future propellant formulations.
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