Thermal Conductivity Testing of Explosives & Propellants

As performance requirements continue to evolve across aerospace, defense, propulsion, and energetic material applications, understanding how heat moves through explosives and propellants is increasingly important for material development, quality assurance, thermal modeling, and safe handling. Thermal conductivity plays a critical role in determining how these materials respond to temperature gradients and changing environmental conditions.

This webinar will explore thermal conductivity testing for explosives, propellants, and related energetic material systems. The session will cover the unique measurement challenges associated with different material forms, including solid formulations, pressed materials, composites, powders, and polymer-bonded systems. We will also discuss how factors such as density, porosity, sample geometry, temperature, material heterogeneity, and thermal contact can influence thermal conductivity results.

Attendees will learn how different thermal conductivity testing approaches can support material characterization, formulation development, supplier data validation, quality control, and thermal modeling. The webinar will highlight practical considerations for selecting an appropriate measurement method based on the material form, expected conductivity range, sample geometry, testing temperature, and application requirements.

By connecting accurate thermal conductivity data with real-world material behavior, this session will help engineers, researchers, and materials teams make more informed decisions when developing and evaluating explosives, propellants, and other energetic material systems for demanding applications.