§ 121.12 - Military explosives and propellants.

(a) Military Explosives in Category V are military explosives or energetic materials consisting of high explosives, propellants or low explosives, pyrotechnics and high energy solid or liquid fuels, including aircraft fuels specially formulated for military purposes. Military explosives are solid, liquid or gaseous substances or mixtures of substances which, in their application as primary, booster or main charges in warheads, demolition and other military applications, are required to detonate.

Military explosives, military propellants and military pyrotechnics in Category V include substances or mixtures containing any of the following:

(1) Spherical aluminum powder of particle size 60 micrometres or less manufactured from material with an aluminum content of 99% or more;

(2) Metal fuels in particle sizes less than 60 micrometres whether spherical, atomized, spheroidal, flaked or ground, manufactured from material consisting of 99% or more of any of the following: Zirconium, magnesium and alloys of these; beryllium; fine iron powder with average particle size of 3 micrometres or less produced by reduction of iron oxide with hydrogen; boron or boron carbide fuels of 85% purity or higher and average particle size of 60 micrometers or less;

(3) Any of the foregoing metals or alloys of paragraphs (a) (1) and (2) of this section, whether or not encapsulated in aluminum, magnesium, zirconium or beryllium;

(4) Perchlorates, chlorates and chromates composited with powered metal or other high energy fuel components;

(5) Nitroganidine (NQ);

(6) With the exception of chlorinetrifluoride, compounds composed of fluorine and one or more of the following: Other halogens, oxygen, nitrogen;

(7) Carboranes; decaborane; pentaborane and derivatives;

(8) Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX); octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazine; 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraza-cyclooctane; (octogen, octogene);

(9) Hexanitrostilbene (HNS);

(10) Diaminotrinitrobenzene (DATB);

(11) Triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB);

(12) Triaminoguanidinenitrate (TAGN);

(13) Titanium subhydride of stiochiometry TiH 0.65-168;

(14) Dinitroglycoluril (DNGU, DNGU); tetranitroglycoluril (TNGU, SORGUYL);

(15) Tetranitrobenzotriazolobenzotriazole (TACOT);

(16) Diaminohexanitrobiphenyl (DIPAM);

(17) Picrylaminodinitropyridine (PYX);

(18) 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO or ONTA);

(19) Hydrazine in concentrations of 70% or more; hydrazine nitrate; hydrazine perchlorates; unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine; monomethyl hydrazine; symmetrical dimethyl hydrazine;

(20) Ammonium perchlorate;

(21) 2-(5-cyanotetrozolato) penta amminecobalt (III) perchlorate (CP);

(22) cis-bis (5-nitrotetrazolato) penta amminechobalt (III) perchlorate (or BNCP);

(23) 7-amino 4,6-dinitrobenzofurazane-1-oxide (ADNBF); amino dinitrobenzofuroxan;

(24) 5,7-diamino-4,6-dinitrobenzofurazane-1-oxide, (CL-14 or diaminodinitrobenzofurozan);

(25) 2,4,6-trinitro-2,4,6-triaza-cyclo-hexanone (K-6 or keto-RDX);

(26) 2,4,6,8-tetranitro-2,4,6,8-tetraaza-bicyclo (3,3,0)-octanone-3(tetranitrosemiglycouril, K-55, or keto-bicyclic HMX);

(27) 1,1,3-trinitroazetidine (TNAZ);

(28) 1,4,5,8-tetranitro-1,4,5,8-tetraazadecalin (TNAD);

(29) Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20 or NNIW; and chlathrates of CL-20);

(30) Polynitrocubanes with more than four nitro groups;

(31) Ammonium dinitramide (ADN or SR-12);

(32) Cyclotrimethylentrinitramine (RDX); cyclonite; T4; hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine; 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triaza-cyclohexane; hexogen, hexogene;

(33) Hydroxylammonium nitrate (HAN); hydroxylammonium perchlorate (HAP);

(34) Hydroxy terminated Polybutadiene (HTPB) with a hydroxyl functionality of less than 2.28, a hydroxyl value of less than 0.77 meq/g, and a viscosity at 30 degrees C of less than 47 poise;

(b) “Additives” include the following:

(1) Glycidylazide Polymer (GAP) and its derivatives;

(2) Polycyanodifluoroamino-

ethylene-oxide (PCDE);

(3) Butanetrioltrinitrate (BTTN);

(4) Bis-2-Fluoro-2,2-dinitroethylformal (FEFO);

(5) Butadienenitrileoxide (BNO);

(6) Catocene, N-butyl-ferrocene and other ferrocene derivatives;

(7) 3-nitraza-1,5 pentane diisocyanate;

(8) Bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) formal and acetal;

(9) Energetic monomers, plasticisers and polymers containing nitro, azido, nitrate, nitraza or difluroamino groups;

(10) 1,2,3-Tris [1,2-bis(difluoroamino)ethoxy] propane; Tris vinoxy propane adduct, (TVOPA);

(11) Bisazidomethyloxetane and its polymers;

(12) Nitratomethylmethyloxetane or poly (3-nitratomethyl, 3-methyl oxetane); (Poly-NIMMO); (NMMO);

(13) Azidomethylmethyloxetane (AMMO) and its polymers;

(14) Tetraethylenepentamine-

acrylonitrile (TEPAN); cyanoethylated polyamine and its salts;

(15) Polynitroorthocarbonates;

(16) Tetraethylenepentamine-

acrylonitrileglycidol (TEPANOL); cyanoethylated polyamine adducted with glycidol and its salts;

(17) Polyfunctional aziridine amides with isophthalic, trimesic BITA or butylene imine trimesamide isoyanuric, or trimethyladipic backbone structures and 2-methyl or 2-ethyl substitutions on the aziridine ring;

(18) Basic copper salicylate; lead salicylate;

(19) Lead beta resorcylate;

(20) Lead stannate, lead maleate, lead citrate;

(21) Tris-1-(2-methyl)aziridinyl phosphine oxide (MAPO), bis(2-methyl aziridinyl) 2-(2-hydroxypropanoxy) propylamino phosphine oxide (BOBBA 8), and other MAPO derivatives;

(22) Bis(2-methyl aziridinyl) methylamino phosphine oxide (methyl BAPO);

(23) Organo-metallic coupling agents, specifically:

(i) Neopentyl (diallyl) oxy, tri [dioctyl] phosphato titanate or titanium IV, 2,2[bis 2-propenolatomethyl, butanolato or tris [dioctyl] phosphato-O], or LICA 12;

(ii) Titanium IV, [(2-propenolato-1)methyl, N-propanolatemethyl] butanolato-1 or tris(dioctyl)pyrophosphato, or KR3538;

(iii) Titanium IV, [2-propenolato-1)methyl, N-propanolatomethyl] butanolato-1; or tris(dioctyl) phosphate;

(24) FPF-1 poly-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexafluoro pentane-1,5-diolformal;

(25) FPF-3 poly-2,4,4,5,5,6,6-heptafluoro-2-trifluoromethyl-3-oxaheptane-1,7-diolformal;

(26) Polyglycidylnitrate (PGN) or poly(nitratomethyl oxirane); (poly-GLYN) (PGN);

(27) Lead-copper chelates of beta-resorcylate and/or salicylates;

(28) Triphenyl bismuth (TPB);

(29) bis-2-hydroxyethylglycolamide (BHEGA);

(30) Superfine iron oxide (Fe2 O3 hematite) with a specific surface area greater than 250 m2/g and an average particle size of 0.003 micrometres or less;

(31) N-methyl-p-nitroaniline;

(c) “Precursors” include the following:

(1) 1,2,4-trihydroxybutane (1,2,4-butanetriol);

(2) Guanidine nitrate;

(3) 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene;

(4) Bischloromethyloxetane (BCMO);

(5) Low (less than 10,000) molecular weight, alcohol-functionalised, poly(ephichlorohydrin); poly(ephichlorhydrindiol); and triol;

(6) Propyleneimide, 2-methylaziridine;

(7) 1,3,5,7,-tetraacetyl-1,3,5,7-tetraaza-cyclooctane (TAT);

(8) Dinitroazetidine-t-butyl salt;

(9) Hexabenzylhexaazaisowurtzitane (HBIW);

(10) Tetraacetyldibenzylhexa-

azaisowurtzitane (TAIW);

(11) 1,4,5,8-tetraazadecaline.

(d) Military high energy solid or liquid fuels specially formulated for military purposes: (1) Aircraft fuels controlled by § 121.12(a) are finished products not their independent constituents. (2) military materials containing thickeners for hydrocarbon fuels specially formulated for use in flamethrowers or incendiary munitions; metal stearates or palmates (also known as octol); and M1, M2 and M3 thickeners;

(e) Any substance, or mixture meeting the following performance requirements:

(1) Any explosive with a detonation velocity greater than 8,700 m/s or a detonation pressure greater than 340 kilobars;

(2) Other organic high explosives yielding detonation pressures of 250 kilobars or greater that will remain stable at temperatures of 523 K (250 degrees C) or higher for periods of 5 minutes or longer;

(3) Any other UN Class 1.1 solid propellant with a theoretical specific impulse (under standard conditions) greater than 250 seconds for non-metallized, or greater than 270 seconds for aluminized compositions;

(4) Any UN Class 1.3 solid propellant with a theoretical specific impulse greater than 230 seconds for non-halogenized, 250 seconds for non-metallized and 266 seconds for metallized compositions;

(5) Any other explosive, propellant or pyrotechnic that can sustain a steady-state burning rate greater than 38mm (1.5 in) per second under standard conditions of 68.9 bar (1,000 PSI) pressure and 294K (21 degrees C);

(6) Any other gun propellants having a force constant greater than 1,200 kJ/kg;

(7) Elastomer modified cast double based propellants (EMCDB) with extensibility at maximum stress greater than 5% at 233 K (−40 degrees C).

(f) Liquid oxidizers comprised of or containing the following:

(1) Inhibited red fuming nitric acid (IRFNA));

(2) Oxygen difluoride.

Note:

Category V includes the following substances when compounded or mixed with military explosives, fuels or propellants controlled under this category: