TCAP - Ska visst vara känsligare än HMTD, bryts ner fortare och luktar mer
HMTD - Bryts ner av UV-strålning, tar längre tid att göra, man måste röra om rätt mycket vid tillverkning.
Lite mer utförlig information på engelska:
Citat:
Fedoroff and Meyer
VoD:
AP,
5,300 m/sec @ 1.18g/cm3 (fed)
5,290 m/sec @ 1.20g/cm3 “”
3,750 m/sec @ 0.92g/cm3 “”
3,065 m/sec @ 0.68g/cm3 “”
HMTD,
5,100 m/s @ 1.10g/cm3 (fed)
4,511 m/s @ 0.88g/cm3 “”
OB to CO2:
AP –151.2
HMTD –92.2%
Trauzl Test (lead block expansion):
AP - 250 cm3/10g (88% of TNT) (fed)
HMTD - 60% of TNT or 230% of MF (fed)
330 cm3/10g (mey) (110% of TNT)
Impact sensitivity:
AP - 0.3Nm (mey)
HMTD - 0.6Nm (mey)
(MF - 2.0 Nm)
Compatibility w/ Metals:
AP - Strips of metals (Cu, Al, Zn, Sn, brass, or Fe) stored with [AP] for 15 days showed no signs of corrosion; a slight corrosion was observed with lead. (fed)
HMTD – Is not compatible was most metal even when it is dry. It attacks Al, Sn, Zn, brass, Cu, Pb, and Fe. (fed)
Compatibility w/ Explosives:
AP - Equal weights of [AP] with PA, TNT, RDX, PETN, Tetryl, KClO3, AN, or Sb2S3, stored for 40 days at 50C, registered loss of weight equal to about 50% due to complete volatilization of the peroxide; there was no decomposition of PA, TNT, ect. (fed)
HMTD - Mixtures of HMTD with PA, RDX, PETN, and Tetryl appeared to be stable at 50C. Mixtures of HMTD with TNT or KClO3 were les stable. (fed)
Storage stability:
AP not hygoscopic (fed)
HMTD very slightly hygroscopic (fed)
AP Volatility. Sublimes even at ord temp (14-18C), losing about 6.5% of its weight in 24 hours. Loses 68.6% of it wt. In 14 days at room temp; loses 1.5% in 2 hours at 50C. At 100C it volatizes very rapidly, depositing fine needles on the cover. (fed)
HMTD Decomp. Weight loss of 79% in 300 days at 50C; 150 days at 70C and 5 to 20 days at 90C. Even under water is showed considerable decomposition after 4 months (fed)