Energetic Materials
Copperhead is an experienced manufacturer of energetic ingredients that can be used in a multitude of applications. Our products are typically manufactured to meet Military Specifications and they are commonly used by the Department of Defense in M1A1 tank propellant and in missile programs such as Javelin, Hellfire and Tow. These energetic materials are also used in other applications like gas generation charges, automobile airbag propellant, and fuel additives to name a few.
As a member of the National Armaments Consortium, Copperhead routinely works with defense customers to develop new energetic materials.
Energetic Material Products
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NITROGLYCERIN (GLYCERYL TRINITRATE) Nitroglycerin (NG) is used in propellants and other applications. |
Product Bulletin Product Safety Data Sheet - RXL 688 Product Safety Data Sheet - RXL 689 Product Safety Data Sheet - X-E-5 |
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DIETHYLENEGLYCOL DINITRATE (DEGDN) Diethyleneglycol Dinitrate is a nitrate ester used in double base and triple base propellants and in various propulsion systems. |
Product Bulletin Product Safety Data Sheet - RXL 666 Product Safety Data Sheet - X-E-4 Product Safety Data Sheet - X-E-14 |
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BUTANETRIOL TRINITRATE (BTTN) 1,2,4-Butanetriol Trinitrate is used as an energetic material for rocket motors. |
Product Bulletin Product Safety Data Sheet - RXL 623 Product Safety Data Sheet - RXL 1000 |
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TRIMETHYLOLETHANE TRINITRATE (METRIOL TRINITRATE, TMETN) Trimethylolethane Trinitrate (Metriol Trinitrate, TMETN) is a nitrate ester used in propellants and explosives. |
Product Bulletin Product Safety Data Sheet - RXL 624 |
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PROPYLENEGLYCOL DINITRATE Propyleneglycol Dinitrate (PGDN) can be used as an energetic component in a variety of applications. |
Product Bulletin |
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MIXED NITRATE ESTERS Mixed Nitrate Esters are used in propellants and propulsion systems to achieve specific properties. |
Product Bulletin Product Safety Data Sheet - RXL 648 |
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OTTO FUEL II OTTO Fuel II is a reddish-orange, oily liquid that is used as a fuel for torpedoes and other weapons systems. |
Product Bulletin Product Safety Data Sheet |
Pharmaceutical Nitroglycerin Formulations
For more than seventy years, Copperhead has manufactured pharmaceutical-grade nitroglycerin.
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