Talk:HMX

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i think this is quite similar to RDX, at least when you look at the crystalline structure (is it a crystal? i'm no chemist) maybe someone who knows could make a link or find a graph showing this.

as far as i know, CL-20 is also a member of this explosive family, hence it's crystal has a cube as a basic structure (instead of tetraeder for RDX and octaeder for HMX). i have currently no information about that one, it's said to be used like HMX in nuclear bombs as a starter explosive.

What is the source for HMX being an acronym for "High Melting Explosive"? I had previously seen it described as "His Majesty's Explosive", and both the US DoD [1] and US Congress [2] support this. Securiger 07:54, 8 May 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] Comment about dependency on molecular weight

The article contained:

(I have the details to hand, but as it is contained in a classified paper, I am unable to elaborate at this time.)

Mikkalai 17:00, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)

[edit] IUPAC Name?

The Chemsketch chemistry software gives the name of this chemical as 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocane. (Note the lack of 'perhydro' and the ending of '-cane' rather than '-cine', which also implies that the 'c' is pronounced differently in each case.) Is this name also correct for HMX, and if not, which is right: The software or this article? Cyrek 00:42, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Contradiction about sensitivity

In the article it is claimed that: HMX "is a powerful and relatively insensitive" explosive... and later: "HNIW and octanitrocubane, are more powerful and less sensitive". Although on the HNIW page they say that "all testing up to date indicates that despite great power, CL-20 (HNIW) is hyperactively sensitive, to the point that almost no American explosive manufacturer will produce it in bulk". Maybe a clarification is justified? =) Apis O-tang 23:27, 12 June 2007 (UTC)