Pre-formulation Compatibility Studies of 5-Amino-1H-tetrazole Nitrate with Several Typical Materials by Thermal and Non-thermal Techniques

The aim of the present study was to assess the physicochemical compatibility of a promising energetic salt, 5-amino-1H-tetrazole nitrate (5-ATN), with some typical materials. Thermal techniques (differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and vacuum stability test (VST)) and non-thermal techniques (X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)) were applied. Five energetic materials (TNT, RDX, HMX, CL-20 and AP) and three common additives (Al, DOS and F2604-2) were tested to evaluate their compatibility with 5-ATN. Based on the DSC results, except for AP that was only partially compatible with 5-ATN, all of the selected materials exhibited good compatible with 5-ATN. The VST test further confirmed the compatibility of the 5-ATN/AP mixtures. Combined with the thermal methods, the FTIR results agreed with the DSC findings. The XRD results showed some differences.