This melt-cast explosive shares comparable explosive properties to those ofCOMP B explosives and is melt-pourableand castable under conditions comparable to those of COMP B explosives, butexperiences less impact, shock, and thermal sensitivityand avoids the issues of toxicity associated with COMP B. A fundamental andwell-accepted component of COMP B, i.e., trinitro-toluene(TNT), is replaced with one or more mononitro-substituted or dinitro-substituted melt-cast binders, such as dinitroanisole,which can be melt cast without presenting the toxicity drawbacks experiencedwith the use of TNT. The melt-cast binder can alsobe combined with a processing aid selected from the group consisting ofalkylnitroanilines and arylnitroanilines. Preferably, thecomposition also includes coarse oxidizer particles and energetic filler infine particulate form.
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