In collaboration with US Army, Piercey develops environmentally friendly primary explosive material

In collaboration with US Army, Piercey develops environmentally friendly primary explosive material

Future American Soldiers may be armed with environmentally friendly ammunition if recent fundamental research translates into a manufactured product. (Staff Sgt. Jennifer Bunn). / Source: U.S. Army CCDC Army Research Laboratory Public Affairs
Currently used primary explosives regularly rely on toxic lead-containing materials. In this work MSE professor, Davin Piercey and his research group at Purdue University, in collaboration with the Army Research Laboratory, developed two lead-free primary explosives that are possible environmentally-friendly materials to replace lead containing compounds.