NSIAD-90-139FS Defense Inventory: Production, …
2020-8-30 · '' RDX (the chemical name is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine) is a white solid manufactured by the nitration of hexamethylenetetramlne. RDX was first prepared in 1899, but its explosive properties were not discovered until 1920. It was used extensively in World War II as an explosive filler in ammunition.