Research and Development of EDDN and DETN at Pilot Scale

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is developing a series of insensitive melt cast explosive formulations to replace the conventional TNT-based fills which fails to meet Insensitive Munitions (1M) requirements. These formulations are based upon a nitrate salt based eutectic mixture called DEMN. These DEMN formulations have previously been demonstrated to have significantly improved 1M response, passing 4 out of 5 1M tests in the 155mm M795 artillery projectile. Two components of this DEMN eutectic are the energetic salts, Ethylenediamine.