ML8

"Energetic materials", and related substances, as follows: See also 1C011 on the EU Dual-Use List. For charges and devices, see ML4 and 1A008 on the EU Dual-Use List Technical Notes 1. For the purposes of ML8, mixture refers to a composition of two or more substances with at least one substance being listed in the ML8 sub-items. 2. Any substance listed in the ML8 sub-items is subject to this list, even when utilised in an application other than that indicated. (e.g. TAGN is predominantly used as an explosive but can also be used either as a fuel or an oxidizer.) a. "Explosives", as follows, and mixtures thereof: 1. ADNBF (aminodinitrobenzofuroxan or 7-amino-4,6-dinitrobenzofurazane-1-oxide) (CAS 97096-78-1); 2. BNCP (cis-bis (5-nitrotetrazolato) tetra amine-cobalt (III) perchlorate) (CAS 117412-28-9); 3. CL-14 (diamino dinitrobenzofuroxan or 5,7-diamino-4,6-dinitrobenzofurazane-1-oxide) (CAS 117907-74-1); 4. CL-20 (HNIW or Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane) (CAS 135285-90-4); chlathrates of CL-20 (see also ML8.g.3. and g.4. for its "precursors"); 5. CP (2-(5-cyanotetrazolato) penta amine-cobalt (III) perchlorate) (CAS 70247-32-4); 6. DADE (1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene, FOX7) (CAS 145250-81-3); 7. DATB (diaminotrinitrobenzene) (CAS 1630-08-6); 8. DDFP (1,4-dinitrodifurazanopiperazine); 9. DDPO (2,6-diamino-3,5-dinitropyrazine-1-oxide, PZO) (CAS 194486-77-6); 10. DIPAM (3,3'-diamino-2,2',4,4',6,6'-hexanitrobiphenyl or dipicramide) (CAS 17215-44-0); 11. DNGU (DINGU or dinitroglycoluril) (CAS 55510-04-8); 12. Furazans, as follows: a. DAAOF (diaminoazoxyfurazan); b. DAAzF (diaminoazofurazan) (CAS 78644-90-3); 13. HMX and derivatives (see also ML8.g.5. for its "precursors"), as follows: a. HMX (Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine, octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazine, 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraza-cyclooctane, octogen or octogene) (CAS 2691-41-0); b. difluoroaminated analogs of HMX; c. K-55 (2,4,6,8-tetranitro-2,4,6,8-tetraazabicyclo [3,3,0]-octanone-3, tetranitrosemiglycouril or keto-bicyclic HMX) (CAS 130256-72-3); 14. HNAD (hexanitroadamantane) (CAS 143850-71-9); 15. HNS (hexanitrostilbene) (CAS 20062-22-0); 16. Imidazoles as follows: a. BNNII (Octahydro-2,5-bis(nitroimino)imidazo [4,5-d]imidazole); b. DNI (2,4-dinitroimidazole) (CAS 5213-49-0); c. FDIA (1-fluoro-2,4-dinitroimidazole); d. NTDNIA (N-(2-nitrotriazolo)-2,4-dinitroimidazole); e. PTIA (1-picryl-2,4,5-trinitroimidazole); 17. NTNMH (1-(2-nitrotriazolo)-2-dinitromethylene hydrazine); 18. NTO (ONTA or 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one) (CAS 932-64-9); 19. Polynitrocubanes with more than four nitro groups; 20. PYX (2,6-Bis(picrylamino)-3,5-dinitropyridine) (CAS 38082-89-2); 21. RDX and derivatives, as follows: a. RDX (cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, cyclonite, T4, hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine, 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triaza-cyclohexane, hexogen or hexogene) (CAS 121-82-4); b. Keto-RDX (K-6 or 2,4,6-trinitro-2,4,6-triazacyclohexanone) (CAS 115029-35-1); 22. TAGN (triaminoguanidinenitrate) (CAS 4000-16-2); 23. TATB (triaminotrinitrobenzene) (CAS 3058-38-6) (see also ML8.g.7 for its "precursors"); 24. TEDDZ (3,3,7,7-tetrabis(difluoroamine) octahydro-1,5-dinitro-1,5-diazocine); 25. Tetrazoles, as follows: a. NTAT (nitrotriazol aminotetrazole); b. NTNT (1-N-(2-nitrotriazolo)-4-nitrotetrazole); 26. Tetryl (trinitrophenylmethylnitramine) (CAS 479-45-8); 27. TNAD (1,4,5,8-tetranitro-1,4,5,8-tetraazadecalin) (CAS 135877-16-6) (see also ML8.g.6. for its "precursors"); 28. TNAZ (1,3,3-trinitroazetidine) (CAS 97645-24-4) (see also ML8.g.2. for its "precursors"); 29. TNGU (SORGUYL or tetranitroglycoluril) (CAS 55510-03-7); 30. TNP (1,4,5,8-tetranitro-pyridazino[4,5-d]pyridazine) (CAS 229176-04-9); 31. Triazines, as follows: a. DNAM (2-oxy-4,6-dinitroamino-s-triazine) (CAS 19899-80-0); b. NNHT (2-nitroimino-5-nitro-hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine) (CAS 130400-13-4); 32. Triazoles, as follows: a. 5-azido-2-nitrotriazole; b. ADHTDN (4-amino-3,5-dihydrazino-1,2,4-triazole dinitramide) (CAS 1614-08-0); c. ADNT (1-amino-3,5-dinitro-1,2,4-triazole); d. BDNTA ([bis-dinitrotriazole]amine); e. DBT (3,3′-dinitro-5,5-bi-1,2,4-triazole) (CAS 30003-46-4); f. DNBT (dinitrobistriazole) (CAS 70890-46-9); g. NTDNA (2-nitrotriazole 5-dinitramide) (CAS 75393-84-9); h. NTDNT (1-N-(2-nitrotriazolo) 3,5-dinitrotriazole); i. PDNT (1-picryl-3,5-dinitrotriazole); j. TACOT (tetranitrobenzotriazolobenzotriazole) (CAS 25243-36-1); 33. Explosives not listed elsewhere in ML8.a. and having any of the following: a. Detonation velocity exceeding 8 700 m/s, at maximum density, or b. Detonation pressure exceeding 34 GPa (340 kbar); 34. Organic explosives not listed elsewhere in ML8.a. and having all the following: a. Yielding detonation pressures of 25 GPa (250 kbar) or more and b. Remaining stable at temperatures of 523 K (250 C) or higher for periods of five minutes or longer; b. "Propellants" as follows: 1. Any United Nations (UN) Class 1.1 solid "propellant" with a theoretical specific impulse (under standard conditions) of more than 250 seconds for non-metallised, or more than 270 seconds for aluminised compositions; 2. Any UN Class 1.3 solid "propellant" with a theoretical specific impulse (under standard conditions) of more than 230 seconds for non-halogenised, 250 seconds for non-metallised compositions and 266 seconds for metallised compositions; 3. "Propellants" having a force constant of more than 1 200 kJ/kg; 4. "Propellants" that can sustain a steady-state linear burning rate of more than 38 mm/s under standard conditions (as measured in the form of an inhibited single strand) of 6,89 MPa (68,9 bar) pressure and 294 K (21 °C); 5. Elastomer Modified Cast Double Base (EMCDB) "propellants" with extensibility at maximum stress of more than 5 % at 233 K (–40 °C); 6. Any "propellant" containing substances specified by ML8.a. 7. "Propellants", not specified elsewhere in the EU Common Military List, specially designed for military use; c. "Pyrotechnics", fuels and related substances, as follows, and mixtures thereof: 1. Aircraft fuels specially formulated for military purposes; 2. Alane (aluminum hydride) (CAS 7784-21-6); 3. Carboranes; decaborane (CAS 17702-41-9); pentaboranes (CAS 19624-22-7 and 18433-84-6) and their derivatives; 4. Hydrazine and derivatives, as follows (see also ML8.d.8. and d.9. for oxidising hydrazine derivatives): a. Hydrazine (CAS 302-01-2) in concentrations of 70 % or more; b. Monomethyl hydrazine (CAS 60-34-4); c. Symmetrical dimethyl hydrazine (CAS 540-73-8); d. Unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine (CAS 57-14-7); 5. Metal fuels in particle form whether spherical, atomised, spheroidal, flaked or ground, manufactured from material consisting of 99 % or more of any of the following: a. Metals as follows 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 μm or less produced by reduction of iron oxide with hydrogen; b. Mixtures containing any of the following: 1. Zirconium (CAS 7440-67-7), magnesium (CAS 7439-95-4) or 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; 6. Military materials, containing thickeners for hydrocarbon fuels, specially formulated for use in flame throwers or incendiary munitions, such as metal stearates or palmates (e.g. octal (CAS 637-12-7)) and M1, M2, and M3 thickeners; 7. Perchlorates, chlorates and chromates, composited with powdered metal or other high energy fuel components; 8. 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; 9. Titanium subhydride (TiHn) of stoichiometry equivalent to n = 0,65 to 1,68. Aircraft fuels specified by ML8.c.1. are finished products, not their constituents. ML8.c.4.a. does not apply to hydrazine mixtures specially formulated for corrosion control. ML8.c.5. applies to explosives and fuels, whether or not the metals or alloys are encapsulated in aluminium, magnesium, zirconium, or beryllium. ML8.c.5.b.2. does not apply to boron and boron carbide enriched with boron-10 (20 % or more of total boron-10 content). d. Oxidizers as follows, and mixtures thereof: 1. ADN (ammonium dinitramide or SR 12) (CAS 140456-78-6); 2. AP (ammonium perchlorate) (CAS 7790-98-9); 3. Compounds composed of fluorine and any of the following: a. Other halogens; b. Oxygen; c. Nitrogen; ML8.d.3 does not apply to chlorine trifluoride (CAS 7790-91-2). See 1C238 on the EU Dual-Use List. ML8.d.3 does not apply to nitrogen trifluoride (CAS 7783-54-2) in its gaseous state. 4. DNAD (1,3-dinitro-1,3-diazetidine) (CAS 78246-06-7); 5. HAN (hydroxylammonium nitrate) (CAS 13465-08-2); 6. HAP (hydroxylammonium perchlorate) (CAS 15588-62-2); 7. HNF (hydrazinium nitroformate) (CAS 20773-28-8); 8. Hydrazine nitrate (CAS 37836-27-4); 9. Hydrazine perchlorate (CAS 27978-54-7); 10. Liquid oxidisers comprised of or containing inhibited red fuming nitric acid (IRFNA) (CAS 8007-58-7); ML8.d.10 does not apply to non-inhibited fuming nitric acid. e. Binders, plasticisers, monomers and polymers, as follows: 1. AMMO (azidomethylmethyloxetane and its polymers) (CAS 90683-29-7) (see also ML8.g.1. for its "precursors"); 2. BAMO (bisazidomethyloxetane and its polymers) (CAS 17607-20-4) (see also ML8.g.1. for its "precursors"); 3. BDNPA (bis (2,2-dinitropropyl)acetal) (CAS 5108-69-0); 4. BDNPF (bis (2,2-dinitropropyl)formal) (CAS 5917-61-3); 5. BTTN (butanetrioltrinitrate) (CAS 6659-60-5) (see also ML8.g.8. for its "precursors"); 6. Energetic monomers, plasticizers or polymers, specially formulated for military use and containing any of the following; a. Nitro groups; b. Azido groups; c. Nitrate groups; d. Nitrataza groups; or e. Difluoroamino groups; 7. FAMAO (3-difluoroaminomethyl-3-azidomethyl oxetane) and its polymers; 8. FEFO (bis-(2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethyl) formal) (CAS 17003-79-1); 9. FPF-1 (poly-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexafluoropentane-1,5-diol formal) (CAS 376-90-9); 10. FPF-3 (poly-2,4,4,5,5,6,6-heptafluoro-2-tri-fluoromethyl-3-oxaheptane-1,7-diol formal); 11. GAP (glycidylazide polymer) (CAS 143178-24-9) and its derivatives; 12. HTPB (hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene) with a hydroxyl functionality equal to or greater than 2,2 and less than or equal to 2,4, a hydroxyl value of less than 0,77 meq/g, and a viscosity at 30 °C of less than 47 poise (CAS 69102-90-5); 13. Alcohol functionalised poly(epichlorohydrin) with a molecular weight less than 10 000, as follows: a. Poly(epichlorohydrindiol); b. Poly(epichlorohydrintriol) 14. NENAs (nitratoethylnitramine compounds) (CAS 17096-47-8, 85068-73-1, 82486-83-7, 82486-82-6 and 85954-06-9); 15. PGN (poly-GLYN, polyglycidylnitrate or poly(nitratomethyl oxirane) (CAS 27814-48-8); 16. Poly-NIMMO (poly nitratomethylmethyloxetane) or poly-NMMO (poly[3-Nitratomethyl-3-methyloxetane]) (CAS 84051-81-0); 17. Polynitroorthocarbonates; 18. TVOPA (1,2,3-tris[1,2-bis(difluoroamino)ethoxy] propane or tris vinoxy propane adduct) (CAS 53159-39-0). f. "Additives" as follows: 1. Basic copper salicylate (CAS 62320-94-9); 2. BHEGA (bis-(2-hydroxyethyl) glycolamide) (CAS 17409-41-5); 3. BNO (butadienenitrileoxide) (CAS 9003-18-3); 4. Ferrocene derivatives as follows: a. Butacene (CAS 125856-62-4); b. Catocene (2,2-bis-ethylferrocenyl propane) (CAS 37206-42-1); c. Ferrocene carboxylic acids; d. n-butyl-ferrocene (CAS 31904-29-7); e. Other adducted polymer ferrocene derivatives; 5. Lead beta-resorcylate (CAS 20936-32-7); 6. Lead citrate (CAS 14450-60-3); 7. Lead-copper chelates of beta-resorcylate or salicylates (CAS 68411-07-4); 8. Lead maleate (CAS 19136-34-6); 9. Lead salicylate (CAS 15748-73-9); 10. Lead stannate (CAS 12036-31-6); 11. MAPO (tris-1-(2-methyl)aziridinyl phosphine oxide) (CAS 57-39-6); BOBBA 8 (bis(2-methyl aziridinyl) 2-(2-hydroxypropanoxy) propylamino phosphine oxide); and other MAPO derivatives; 12. Methyl BAPO (bis(2-methyl aziridinyl) methylamino phosphine oxide) (CAS 85068-72-0); 13. N-methyl-p-nitroaniline (CAS 100-15-2); 14. 3-Nitraza-1,5-pentane diisocyanate (CAS 7406-61-9); 15. Organo-metallic coupling agents as follows: a. 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); b. Titanium IV, [(2-propenolato-1) methyl, n-propanolatomethyl] butanolato-1, tris[dioctyl] pyrophosphate or KR3538; c. Titanium IV, [(2-propenolato-1)methyl, n-propanolatomethyl] butanolato-1, tris(dioctyl)phosphate; 16. Polycyanodifluoroaminoethyleneoxide; 17. 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; 18. Propyleneimine (2-methylaziridine) (CAS 75-55-8); 19. Superfine iron oxide (Fe2O3) (CAS 1317-60-8) with a specific surface area more than 250 m2/g and an average particle size of 3,0 nm or less; 20. TEPAN (tetraethylenepentaamineacrylonitrile) (CAS 68412-45-3); cyanoethylated polyamines and their salts; 21. TEPANOL (tetraethylenepentaamineacrylonitrileglycidol) (CAS 68412-46-4); cyanoethylated polyamines adducted with glycidol and their salts; 22. TPB (triphenyl bismuth) (CAS 603-33-8). g. "Precursors", as follows: In ML8.g. the references are to specified "Energetic Materials" manufactured from these substances. 1. BCMO (bischloromethyloxetane) (CAS 142173-26-0) (see also ML8.e.1. and e.2.); 2. Dinitroazetidine-t-butyl salt (CAS 125735-38-8) (see also ML8.a.28.); 3. HBIW (hexabenzylhexaazaisowurtzitane) (CAS 124782-15-6) (see also ML8.a.4.); 4. TAIW (tetraacetyldibenzylhexaazaisowurtzitane) (see also ML8.a.4.) (CAS 182763-60-6); 5. TAT (1,3,5,7 tetraacetyl-1,3,5,7,-tetraaza cyclo-octane) (CAS 41378-98-7) (see also ML8.a.13.); 6. 1,4,5,8-tetraazadecalin (CAS 5409-42-7) (see also ML8.a.27.); 7. 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene (CAS 108-70-3) (see also ML8.a.23.); 8. 1,2,4-trihydroxybutane (1,2,4-butanetriol) (CAS 3068-00-6) (see also ML8.e.5.). Not used since 2009 ML8 does not apply to the following substances unless they are compounded or mixed with the "energetic material" specified by ML8.a. or powdered metals specified by ML8.c.: a. Ammonium picrate (CAS 131-74-8); b. Black powder; c. Hexanitrodiphenylamine (CAS 131-73-7); d. Difluoroamine(CAS 10405-27-3); e. Nitrostarch (CAS9056-38-6); f. Potassium nitrate (CAS 7757-79-1); g. Tetranitronaphthalene; h. Trinitroanisol; i. Trinitronaphthalene; j. Trinitroxylene; k. N-pyrrolidinone; 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (CAS 872-50-4); l. Dioctylmaleate (CAS 142-16-5); m. Ethylhexylacrylate (CAS 103-11-7); n. Triethylaluminium (TEA) (CAS 97-93-8), trimethylaluminium (TMA) (CAS 75-24-1), and other pyrophoric metal alkyls and aryls of lithium, sodium, magnesium, zinc or boron; o. Nitrocelluose (CAS 9004-70-0); p. Nitroglycerin (or glyceroltrinitrate, trinitroglycerine) (NG) (CAS 55-63-0); q. 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) (CAS 118-96-7); r. Ethylenediaminedinitrate (EDDN) (CAS 20829-66-7); s. Pentaerythritoltetranitrate (PETN) (CAS 78-11-5); t. Lead azide (CAS 13424-46-9), normal lead styphnate(CAS 15245-44-0) and basic lead styphnate (CAS 12403-82-6), and primary explosives or priming compositions containing azides or azide complexes; u. Triethyleneglycoldinitrate (TEGDN)(CAS 111-22-8); v. 2,4,6-trinitroresorcinol (styphnic acid) (CAS 82-71-3); w. Diethyldiphenylurea (CAS 85-98-3); dimethyldiphenylurea(CAS 611-92-7); methylethyldiphenyl urea [Centralites]; x. N,N-diphenylurea (unsymmetrical diphenylurea) (CAS 603-54-3); y. Methyl-N,N-diphenylurea (methyl unsymmetrical diphenylurea)(CAS 13114-72-2); z. Ethyl-N,N-diphenylurea (ethyl unsymmetrical diphenylurea) (CAS 64544-71-4); aa. 2-Nitrodiphenylamine (2-NDPA)(CAS 119-75-5); bb. 4-Nitrodiphenylamine (4-NDPA)(CAS 836-30-6); cc. 2,2-dinitropropanol (CAS 918-52-5); dd. Nitroguanidine (CAS 556-88-7) (see 1C011.d. on the EU Dual-Use List).