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8. Military explosives and fuels including propellants, and related substances, as follows:

  1. Substances, as follows, and mixtures thereof:
    1. Spherical aluminium powder (CAS 7429-90-5) with a particle size of 60 µm or less, manufactured from material with an aluminium content of 99% or more;
    2. Metal fuels in particle form whether spherical, atomized, spheroidal, flaked or ground, manufactured from material consisting of 99 % or more of any of the following:
      1. Metals and mixtures thereof:
        1. Beryllium (CAS 7440-41-7) in particle sizes of less than 60 µm;
        2. Iron powder (CAS 7439-89-6) with particle size of 3 um or less produced by reduction of iron oxide with hydrogen;
      2. Mixtures, which contain any of the following:
        1. Zirconium (CAS 7440-67-7), magnesium (CAS 7439-954) and alloys of these in particle sizes of less than 60 µm;
        2. Boron (CAS 7440-42-8) or boron carbide (CAS 12069-32-8) fuels of 85% purity or higher and particle sizes of less than 60 µm;
    3. Perchiorates, chlorates and chromates composited with powdered metal or other high energy fuel components;
    4. Nitroguanidine (NQ) (CAS 556-88-7);
    5. Compounds composed of fluorine and any of the foflowing: other halogens, oxygen, nitrogen;
    6. Carboranes; decaborane (CAS 17702-41-9); pentaborane and derivatives thereof;
    7. Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (CAS 2691-41-0) (HMX); octahydro-1 ,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazine; 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraza-cyclooctane; (octogen, octogene);
    8. Hexanitrostilbene (HNS) (CAS 20062-22-0);
    9. Diaminotrinitrobenzene DATB) (CAS 1630-08-6);
    10. Triaminotrinitrobenzene TATB) (CAS 3058-38-6);
    11. Triaminoguanidinenitrate TAGN) (CAS 4000-16-2);
    12. Titanium subhydride of stoichiometry TiH 0.65-1.68;
    13. Dinitroglycoluril (DNGU, DINGU) (CAS 55510-04-8); tetranitroglycoluril TNGU, SORGUYL) (CAS 55510-03-7);
    14. Tetranitrobenzotriazolobenzotriazole (TACOT) (CAS 25243-36-1);
    15. Diaminohexanitrobiphenyl (DIPAM) (CAS 17215-44-0);
    16. Picrylaminodinitropyridine (PYX) (CAS 38082-89-2);
    17. 3-nitro-l,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO or ONTA) (CAS 932-64-9);
    18. Hydrazine (CAS 302-01-2) in concentrations of 70% or more; hydrazine nitrate (CAS 37836-27-4); hydrazine perchlorates (CAS 27978-54-7); unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine (CAS 57-14-7); monomethyl (CAS 60-344) hydrazine; symmetrical dimethyl hydrazine (CAS 540-73-8);
    19. Ammonium perchlorate (CAS 7790-98-9);
    20. Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) (CAS 121-82-4); cyclonite; T4; hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine; 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triaza-cyclohexane (hexogen, hexogene);
    21. Hydroxylammonium nitrate (HAN) (CAS 13465-08-2); hydroxylammonium pereMorate (HAP) (CAS 15588-62-2);
    22. 2-(5-cyanotetrazolato) penta ammine-cobalt (III) perchiorate (or CP) (CAS 70247-324);
    23. cis-bis (5-nitrotetrazolato) tetra amine-cobalt (Iri) perchiorate (or BNCP);
    24. 7-Amino-4,6-dinitrobenzofuramine-1-oxide (ADNBF) (CAS 97096-78-1); amino dinitrobenzo-furoxan;
    25. 5,7-diamino-4,6-dinitrobenzofurazane-1-oxide (CAS 117907-74-1), (CL-14) or diamino dinitrobenzofuroun);
    26. 2,4,6-trinitro-2A,6-triaza-cyclo-hexanone (K-6 or Keto-RDX) (CAS 115029-35-1);
    27. 2,4,6,8-tetranitro-2,4,6,8-tetraaza-bicyclo (3,3,0)-octanone-3 (CAS 130256-72-3) (tetranitrosemiglycouril, K-55 or keto-bicyclic HMX);
    28. 1,1,3-trinitroazetidine (TNAZ) (CAS 97645-24-4);
    29. 1,4,5,8-tetranitro-1,4,5,8-tetraazadecalin (TNAD) (CAS 135877-16-6);
    30. Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (CAS 135285-90-4) (CL-20) or HNTW; and chlathrates of CL-20);
    31. Polynitrocubanes with more than four nitro groups;
    32. Ammonium dinitramide (ADN or SR 12) (CAS 140456-78-6);
    33. Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine (tetryl) (CAS 479-45-8);

  2. Explosives and propellants that meet the following performance parameters:
    1. Any explosive with a detonation velocity exceeding 8,700 m/s or a detonation pressure exceeding 340 kilobars;
    2. Other organic explosives not listed in ML8 yielding detonation pressures of 250 kilobars or more that will remain stable at temperatures of 523 K (2500C) or higher for periods of 5 minutes or longer;
    3. Any other United Nations (UN) Class 1.1 solid propellant not listed in ML8 with a theoretical specific impulse (under standard conditions) of more than 250 seconds for non-metallised, or more than 270 seconds for aluminised compositions;
    4. Any UN Class 1.3 solid propellant with a theoretical specific impulse of more than 230 seconds for non-halogenised, 250 seconds for nonmetallised and 266 seconds for metallised compositions;
    5. Any other gun propellants not listed in MLS having a force constant of more than 1,200 kJ/kg;
    6. Any other explosive, propellant or pyrotechnic not listed in ML8 that can sustain a steady-state burning rate of more than 38 mm per second under standard conditions of 68.9 bar pressure and 294 K (210C);
    7. Elastomer modified cast double based propellants (EMCDB) with extensibility at maximum stress of more than 5% at 233 K (-400C).

  3. "Military pyrotechnics";

  4. Other substances, as follows:
    1. Aircraft fuels specially formulated for military purposes;
    2. Military materials containing thickeners for hydrocarbon fuels specially formulated for use in flamethrowers or incendiary munitions, such as metal stearates or palmates (also known as octal) (CAS 637-12-7) and Ml, M2, M3 thickeners;
    3. Liquid oxidisers comprised of or containing inhibited red fuming nitric acid (IRFNA) or oxygen difluoride.

  5. Additives and prccursors, as follows:
    1. Azidomethylmethyloxetane (AMMO) and its polymers;
    2. Basic copper salicylate; lead salicylate (CAS 62320-94-9);
    3. Bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) formal (CAS 5917-61-3) or Bis(2,2-dinitropropyl) acetal (CAS 5108-69-0);
    4. Bis-(2-fluoro2,2-dinitroethyl) formal (FEFO) (CAS 17003-79-1);
    5. Bis-(2-hydroxyethyl) glycolamide BHEGA) (CAS 1740941-5);
    6. Bis(2-methyl aziridinyl) methylamino phosphine oxide (Methyl BAPO) (CAS 85068-72-0);
    7. Bisazidomethyloxetane and its polymers (CAS 17607-20-4);
    8. Bischloromethyloxetane (BCMO) (CAS 142173-26-0);
    9. Butadienenitrileoxide (BNO);
    10. Butanetrioltrinitrate (BTTN) (CAS 6659-60-5);
    11. Catocene (CAS 37206-42-1) (2,2-Bis-ethylferrccenyl propen); ferrocene carboxylic acids; N-butyl-fercocene (CAS 319904-29-7); Butacene (CAS 125856-624) and other adducted polymer ferrocene derivatives;
    12. Dinitroazetidine-t-butyl salt;
    13. Energetic monomers1 plasticisers and polymers containing nitro, azido, nitrate, nitrara or difluoroarnino groups;
    14. Poly-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexafluoropentane-1,5-diol formal (FPF-1);
    15. Poly-2,4,4,5,5,6,6-heptafluoro-2-tri-fluoromethyl-3-oxaheptane-1,7-diol formal (FPF-3);
    16. Glycidylazide Polymer (GAP) (CAS 143178-24-9) and its derivatives;
    17. Hexabenzylhexaazaisowurizitane (HBIW) (CAS 124782-15-6);
    18. Hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) with a hydroxyl functionality equal to or greater than 2.2 and less than or equal to 2.4, a bydroxyl value of less than 0.77 meq/g, and a viscosity at 30oC of less than 47 poise (CAS 69102-90-5);
    19. Superfine iron oxide (Fe203 hematite) with a specific surface area more than 250 m2/g and an average particle size of 0.003 um or less (CAS 1309-37-1);
    20. Lead beta-resorcylate (CAS 20936-32-7);
    21. Lead stannate (CAS 12036-31-6), lead maleate (CAS 19136-34-6), lead citrate (CAS 14450-60-3);
    22. Lead-copper chelates of beta-resorcylate or salicylates (CAS 68411-07-4);
    23. Nitratomethylmethyloxetane or poly (3-Nitratomethyl, 3-methyl oxeLane); (Poly-NIMMO) (NMMO) (CAS 84051-81-0);
    24. 3-Nitraza-1,5-pentane dusocyanate (CAS 7406-61-9);
    25. N-Methyl-p-Nitroaniline (CAS 100-15-2);
    26. Organo-metallic coupling agents, specifically:
      1. Neopentyl [diallyl] oxy, tri [dioctyl] phosphato titanate (CAS 103850-22-2); also known as titanium IV, 2,2(bis 2-propenolato-methyl, butanolato, tris (dioctyl) phosphato] (CAS 110438-25-0); or LICA 12 (CAS 103850-22-2);
      2. Titanium IV, [(2-propenolato-1) methyl, n-propanolatomethyl] butanolato-1 tris[dioctyl]pyrophosphato; or KR3538;
      3. Titanium IV, [(2-propenolato-1)methyl, n-propanolatomethyl] butanolato-1, tris(dioctyl)phosphate;
    27. Polycyanodifluoroaminoethyleneoxide (PCDE);
    28. Polyfunctional aziridine amides with isophthalic, trimesic (BITA or butylene imine trimesamide), isocyanuric or trimethyladipic backbone structures and 2-methyl or 2-ethyl substitutions on the aziridine ring;
    29. Polyglycidylnitrate or poly (Nitratomethyl oxirane); (Poly-GLYN) (PGN) (CAS 27814-48-8);
    30. Polynitroorthocarbonates;
    31. Propyleneimine, 2-methylaziridine (CAS 75-55-8);
    32. Tetraacetyldibenzylhexaazaisowurtzitane (TAIW);
    33. Tetraethylenepentamineacrylonitrile (TEPAN) (CAS 68412-45-3); cyanoethylated polyamine and its salts;
    34. Tetraethylenepentamineacrylonitrileglycidol (TEPANOL) (CAS

      6841246-4); cyanoethylated polyamine adducted with glycidol and its salts;

    35. Triphenyl bismuth (TPB) (CAS 603-33-8);
    36. Tris-1-(2-methyl)aziridinyl phosphine oxide (MAPO) (CAS 57-39-6); bis(2-methyl aziridinyl) 2-(2-hydroxypropanoxy) propylamino phosphine oxide (BOB BA 8); and other MAPO derivatives;
    37. 1,2,3-Tris[1,2-bis(difluoroamino)ethoxy] propane (CAS 53159-39-0);
      Tris vinoxy propane adduct (TVOPA);
    38. 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene (CAS 108-70-3);
    39. 1,2,4 trihydroxybutane (1,2,4-butanetriol);
    40. 1,3,5,7 tetraacetyl-1,3,5,7,-tetraaza cyclo-octane (TAT)(CAS 41378-98-7);
    41. 1,4,5,8 Tetruzadecalin (CAS 540942-7);
    42. Low (less than 10,000) molecular weight, alcohol-functionalised, poly(epichlorohydrin); poly(epichlorohydrindiol) and triol;
Note 1 The military explosives and fuels containing the metals or alloys listed in sub-items a.1. and a.2. are controlled whether or not the metals or alloys are encapsulated in aluminium, magnesium, zirconium or beryllium. See also Industrial List 1.C.11.
Note 2 This item does not control boron and boron carbide enriched with boron-10 (20% or more of total boron-1O content).
Note 3 Aircraft fuels controlled by sub-item d.1. are finished products not their constituents.
Note 4 This item does not control perforators specially designed for oil well logging.
Note 5 This item does not control the following substances when not compounded or mixed with military explosives or powdered metals:
  1. Ammonium picrate;
  2. Black powder;
  3. Hexanitrodiphenylmnine;
  4. Difluoroamine (HNF2);
  5. Nitrostarch;
  6. Potassium nitrate;
  7. Terranitronaphthalene;
  8. Trinitroanisol;
  9. Trinitmnaphthalene;
  10. Trinitroxylene;
  11. Fuming nitric acid non-inhibited and not enriched;
  12. Acetylene;
  13. Propane;
  14. Liquid oxygen;
  15. Hydrogen peroxide in concentrations of less than 85%;
  16. Misch metal;
  17. N-pyrrolidinone; 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone;
  18. Dioctylmaleate;
  19. Ethylhexylacrylate;
  20. Triethylaluminium (TEA), trimethylaluminium (TMA), and other pyrophoric metal alkyls and aryls of lithium, sodium, magnesium, zinc and boron;
  21. Nitrocellulose;
  22. Nitroglycerin (or glyceroltrinitrate, trinitro glycerine) (NG);
  23. 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT);
  24. Ethylenediaminedinitrate (EDDN);
  25. Pentaerythritoltetranitrate (PETN);
  26. Lead azide, normal and basic lead styphnate, and primary explosives or priming compositions containing azides or azide complexes;
  27. Triethyleneglycoldinitrate (TEGDN);
  28. 2,4,6-trinitroresorcinol (styphnic acid);
  29. Diethyldiphenyl urea; dimethylidiphenyl urea; methylethyldiphenyl urea (Centralites];
  30. N,N-diphenylurea (unsymmetrical diphenylurea);
  31. Methyl-N,N-diphenylurea (methyl unsymmetrical diphenylurea);
  32. Ethyl-N,N-diphenylurea (ethyl unsymmetrical diphenylurea);
  33. 2-Nirrodiphenylamine (2-NDPA);
  34. 4-Nitrodiphenylamine (4-NDPA);
  35. 2,2-dinitropropanol;
  36. Chlorinetrjfluoride.

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