Energy potential of solid composite propellants based on 1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene

To obtain new formulations for solid composite propellants for creating composites with low sensitivity to mechanical stress and improved thermal stability, the energy potential of composites based on 1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene (FOX-7) and additionally containing a hydrocarbon or active binder, aluminum, and inorganic oxidant was studied. A formulation with 60% FOX-7 and 19 vol % active binder can be created which is characterized by a specific impulse I _sp ~ 251 s, density ~1.91 g/cm³, and T _c below 3600 K. The composites containing FOX-7 have smaller specific impulse values than the same formulations with HMX: by 10 s at 60% FOX-7 and by 4 s at 30% HMX.