Thermal Decomposition Performance of Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) Oxalate

Abstract

The thermal decomposition behavior of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) oxalate was studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TG/DTG), and thermogravimetric analysis combined with infrared spectroscopy (TG‐IR). The endothermic decomposition of UDMH oxalate occurred at temperatures between 180.4 °C and 217.6 °C, the maximum decomposition temperature is 199.2 °C. The kinetic parameters of the decomposition reaction were calculated based on the Kissinger equation. The TG‐IR spectra indicated that the thermal main decomposition products of UDMH oxalate are CO2,H2O and NH3.