Category 1 - Special Materials and Related Equipment

Components made from fluorinated compounds, as follows:

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"Composite" structures or laminates, as follows:

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Manufactures of non-"fusible" aromatic polyimides in film, sheet, tape or ribbon form having any of the following:

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d. Electronic equipment designed for automatically detecting or identifying the presence of "explosives" residues and utilising 'trace detection' techniques (e.g., surface acoustic wave, ion mobility spectrometry, differential mobility spectrometry, mass spectrometry). 1. mining; 2. quarrying; 3. agriculture; 4. pharmaceutical; 5. medical; 6. veterinary; 7. environmental; 8. waste management; 9. food industry.

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Body armour and components therefor, as follows:

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Equipment, specially designed or modified for the disposal of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), as follows, and specially designed components and accessories therefor:

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Equipment and devices, specially designed to initiate charges and devices containing "energetic materials", by electrical means, as follows:

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Charges, devices and components, as follows:

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Resaturated pyrolised carbon-carbon components designed for space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 or sounding rockets specified in 9A104.

Composite structures, other than those specified in 1A002, in the form of thin-walled tubes and having all of the following characteristics: a. An inside diameter of between 75 mm and 650 mm; b. A thickness of 12 mm or less; and c. Made with any of the "fibrous or filamentary materials" specified in 1C010.a. or b. or 1C210.a. or with carbon prepreg materials specified in 1C210.c.

Wet-proofed platinized catalysts specially designed or prepared for promoting the hydrogen isotope exchange reaction between hydrogen and water for the recovery of tritium from water or for the production or upgrading of heavy water.

Specialised packings which may be used in separating heavy water from ordinary water, having both of the following characteristics: a. Made of phosphor bronze mesh chemically treated to improve wettability; and b. Designed to be used in vacuum distillation towers.

High-density (lead glass or other) radiation shielding windows, having all of the following characteristics, and specially designed frames therefor: a. A ‘cold area’ greater than 0,09 m^2; b. A density greater than 3 g/cm^3; and c. A thickness of 100 mm or greater.

e. Equipment specially designed or modified for the production of prepregs by the 'hot melt method'; For the purposes of 1.B.1.g., 'tow-placement machines' have the ability to place one or more 'filament bands' having widths less than or equal to 25.4 mm, and to cut and restart individual 'filament band' courses during the placement process.

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Equipment designed to produce metal alloy powder or particulate materials and having all of the following:

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Tools, dies, moulds or fixtures, for "superplastic forming" or "diffusion bonding" titanium, aluminium or their alloys, specially designed for the manufacture of any of the following:

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Equipment, other than that specified in 1B001, for the "production" of structural composites as follows; and specially designed components and accessories therefor:

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Metal powder "production equipment", other than that specified in 1B002, and components as follows:

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Equipment, other than that specified in 1B002 or 1B102, for the production of propellant and propellant constituents, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:

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Specially designed nozzles for producing pyrolitically derived materials formed on a mould, mandrel or other substrate from precursor gases which decompose in the 1 573 K (1 300 °C) to 3 173 K (2 900 °C) temperature range at pressures of 130 Pa to 20 kPa.

Batch mixers having all of the following, and specially designed components therefor: a. Designed or modified for mixing under vacuum in the range of zero to 13,326 kPa: b. Capable of controlling the temperature of the mixing chamber; c. A total volumetric capacity of 110 litres or more; and d. At least one ‘mixing/kneading shaft’ mounted off centre.

Continuous mixers having all of the following, and specially designed components therefor: a. Designed or modified for mixing under vacuum in the range of zero to 13,326 kPa; b. Capable of controlling the temperature of the mixing chamber; c. any of the following: 1. Two or more mixing/kneading shafts; or 2. All of the following: a. A single rotating and oscillating shaft with kneading teeth/pins; and b. Kneading teeth/pins inside the casing of the mixing chamber.

Fluid energy mills usable for grinding or milling substances specified in 1C011.a., 1C011.b., 1C111 or in the Military Goods Controls, and specially designed components therefor.

Filament winding machines, other than those specified in 1B001 or 1B101, and related equipment, as follows:

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Electrolytic cells for fluorine production with an output capacity greater than 250 g of fluorine per hour.

Electromagnetic isotope separators designed for, or equipped with, single or multiple ion sources capable of providing a total ion beam current of 50 mA or greater.

Hydrogen cryogenic distillation columns having all of the following characteristics: a. Designed for operation with internal temperatures in the range of 15 K (-258°C) to 35 K ( 238°C); b. Designed for operation at internal pressures in the range of 0.1 MPa to 1 MPa; c. Constructed of either: 1. Austenitic stainless steel; or 2. Equivalent materials which are both cryogenic and hydrogen (H2)-compatible between 15 K (-258°C) and 35 K (-238°C); and d. With internal diameters of 30 cm or greater and "effective lengths" of 4 m or greater.

Pumps capable of circulating solutions of concentrated or dilute potassium amide catalyst in liquid ammonia (KNH2/NH3), having all of the following characteristics: a. Airtight (i.e., hermetically sealed); b. A capacity greater than 8,5 m^3/h; and c. Either of the following characteristics: 1. For concentrated potassium amide solutions (1 % or greater), an operating pressure of 1,5 to 60 MPa; or 2. For dilute potassium amide solutions (less than 1 %), an operating pressure of 20 to 60 MPa.

Tritium facilities or plants, and equipment therefor, as follows:

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Turboexpanders or turboexpander-compressor sets having both of the following characteristics: a. Designed for operation with an outlet temperature of 35 K (– 238 °C) or less; and b. Designed for a throughput of hydrogen gas of 1 000 kg/h or greater.

Lithium isotope separation facilities or plants, and systems and equipment therefor, as follows:

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High explosive containment vessels, chambers, containers and other similar containment devices designed for the testing of high explosives or explosive devices and having both of the following characteristics: a. Designed to fully contain an explosion equivalent to 2 kg of trinitrotoluene (TNT) or greater; and b. Having design elements or features enabling real time or delayed transfer of diagnostic or measurement information.

Target assemblies and components for the production of tritium as follows:

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c. Intrinsically conductive polymeric materials with a 'bulk electrical conductivity' exceeding 10,000 S/m (Siemens per metre) or a 'sheet (surface) resistivity' of less than 100 ohms/square, based on any of the following polymers: 1. Polyaniline; 2. Polypyrrole; 3. Polythiophene; 4. Poly phenylene-vinylene; or 5. Poly thienylene-vinylene.

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d. Alloyed materials having all of the following: 1. Made from any of the composition systems specified in 1.C.2.c.1.; 2. In the form of uncomminuted flakes, ribbons or thin rods; and 3. Produced in a controlled environment by any of the following:

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Magnetic metals, of all types and of whatever form, having any of the following:

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Uranium titanium alloys or tungsten alloys with a "matrix" based on iron, nickel or copper, having all of the following:

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b. "Superconductive" "composite" conductors consisting of one or more "superconductive" 'filaments' other than niobium-titanium, having all of the following: 1. A "critical temperature" at zero magnetic induction exceeding 9.85 K (-263.3°C); and 2. Remaining in the "superconductive" state at a temperature of 4.2 K (-268.95°C) when exposed to a magnetic field oriented in any direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of conductor and corresponding to a magnetic induction of 12 T with critical current density exceeding 1,750 A/mm2 on overall cross-section of the conductor;

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Fluids and lubricating materials, as follows:

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e. 'Precursor materials' specially designed for the "production" of materials specified in 1.C.7.c., as follows: 1. Polydiorganosilanes; 2. Polysilazanes; 3. Polycarbosilazanes;

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Non-fluorinated polymeric substances as follows:

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Unprocessed fluorinated compounds as follows:

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e. 2. Having any of the following:

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b. Boron or boron alloys, with a particle size of 60 µm or less, as follows: 1. Boron with a purity of 85% by weight or more; 2. Boron alloys with a boron content of 85% by weight or more;

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b. 'Previously separated' neptunium-237 in any form.

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Materials and devices for reduced observables such as radar reflectivity, ultraviolet/infrared signatures and acoustic signatures, other than those specified in 1C001, usable in ‘missiles’, "missile" subsystems or unmanned aerial vehicles specified in 9A012 or 9A112.a.

Resaturated pyrolised carbon-carbon materials designed for space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 or sounding rockets specified in 9A104.

Graphite and ceramic materials, other than those specified in 1C007, as follows:

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Propellants and constituent chemicals for propellants, other than those specified in 1C011, as follows:

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Maraging steels, useable in ‘missiles’, having all of the following: a. Having an ultimate tensile strength, measured at 293 K (20 °C), equal to or greater than: 1. 0,9 GPa in the solution annealed stage; or 2. 1,5 GPa in the precipitation hardened stage; and b. Any of the following forms: 1. Sheet, plate or tubing with a wall or plate thickness equal to or less than 5,0 mm; 2. Tubular forms with a wall thickness equal to or less than 50 mm and having an inner diameter equal to or greater than 270 mm.

Materials for the fabrication of ‘missiles’ components as follows:

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Titanium-stabilised duplex stainless steel (Ti-DSS) having all of the following: a. Having all of the following characteristics: 1. Containing 17,0 - 23,0 % by weight of chromium and 4,5 - 7,0 % by weight of nickel; 2. Having a titanium content of greater than 0,10 % by weight; and 3. A ferritic-austenitic microstructure (also referred to as a two-phase microstructure) of which at least 10 % by volume (according to ASTM E-1181-87 or national equivalents) is austenite; and b. Having any of the following forms: 1. Ingots or bars having a size of 100 mm or more in each dimension; 2. Sheets having a width of 600 mm or more and a thickness of 3 mm or less; or 3. Tubes having an outer diameter of 600 mm or more and a wall thickness of 3 mm or less.

Alloys, other than those specified in 1C002.b.3. or .b.4., as follows:

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‘Fibrous or filamentary materials’ or prepregs, other than those specified in 1C010.a., .b. or .e., as follows:

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Maraging steel, other than that specified in 1C116, ‘capable of’ an ultimate tensile strength of 1 950 MPa or more, at 293 K (20 °C).

Boron enriched in the boron-10 (^10B) isotope to greater than its natural isotopic abundance, as follows: elemental boron, compounds, mixtures containing boron, manufactures thereof, waste or scrap of any of the foregoing.

Tungsten, tungsten carbide, and alloys containing more than 90 % tungsten by weight, other than that specified in 1C117, having both of the following characteristics: a. In forms with a hollow cylindrical symmetry (including cylinder segments) with an inside diameter between 100 mm and 300 mm; and b. A mass greater than 20 kg.

Calcium having both of the following characteristics: a. Containing less than 1 000 ppm by weight of metallic impurities other than magnesium; and b. Containing less than 10 ppm by weight of boron.

Magnesium having both of the following characteristics: a. Containing less than 200 ppm by weight of metallic impurities other than calcium; and b. Containing less than 10 ppm by weight of boron.

Bismuth having both of the following characteristics: a. A purity of 99,99 % or greater by weight; and b. Containing less than 10 ppm by weight of silver.

Beryllium metal, alloys containing more than 50 % beryllium by weight, beryllium compounds, manufactures thereof, and waste or scrap of any of the foregoing, other than that specified in the Military Goods Controls.

Hafnium metal, alloys containing more than 60 % hafnium by weight, hafnium compounds containing more than 60 % hafnium by weight, manufactures thereof, and waste or scrap of any of the foregoing.

Helium-3 (^3He), mixtures containing helium-3, and products or devices containing any of the foregoing.

Lithium enriched in the lithium-6 (^6Li) isotope to greater than its natural isotopic abundance, and products or devices containing enriched lithium, as follows: elemental lithium, alloys, compounds, mixtures containing lithium, manufactures thereof, waste or scrap of any of the foregoing.

Zirconium with a hafnium content of less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight, as follows: metal, alloys containing more than 50 % zirconium by weight, compounds, manufactures thereof, waste or scrap of any of the foregoing, other than those specified in 0A001.f.

Tritium, tritium compounds, mixtures containing tritium in which the ratio of tritium to hydrogen atoms exceeds 1 part in 1 000, and products or devices containing any of the foregoing.

‘Radionuclides’ appropriate for making neutron sources based on alpha-n reaction, other than those specified in 0C001 and 1C012.a., in the following forms:

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Radium-226 (^226Ra), radium-226 alloys, radium-226 compounds, mixtures containing radium-226, manufactures thereof, and products or devices containing any of the foregoing.

Chlorine trifluoride (ClF3).

High explosives, other than those specified in the Military Goods Controls, or substances or mixtures containing more than 2 % by weight thereof, with a crystal density greater than 1,8 g/cm3 and having a detonation velocity greater than 8 000 m/s.

Nickel powder and porous nickel metal, other than those specified in 0C005, as follows:

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Rhenium, and alloys containing 90 % by weight or more rhenium; and alloys of rhenium and tungsten containing 90 % by weight or more of any combination of rhenium and tungsten, other than those specified in 1C226, having both of the following characteristics: a. In forms with a hollow cylindrical symmetry (including cylinder segments) with an inside diameter between 100 and 300 mm; and b. A mass greater than 20 kg.

Chemicals that may be used as precursors for toxic chemical agents.

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Human and animal pathogens and "toxins", as follows:

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Animal pathogens, as follows

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‘Genetic elements’ and ‘genetically-modified organisms’, as follows:

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Plant pathogens, as follows:

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Toxic chemicals and toxic chemical precursors, as follows, and "chemical mixtures" containing one or more thereof:

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"Software" specially designed or modified for the "development", "production" or "use" of equipment specified in 1.B. 2. "Software" for the "development" of organic "matrix", metal "matrix" or carbon "matrix" laminates or "composites". 3. "Software" specially designed or modified to enable equipment to perform the functions of equipment specified in 1.A.4.c. or 1.A.4.d.

"Software" for the "development" of organic "matrix", metal "matrix" or carbon "matrix" laminates or "composites".

"Software" specially designed or modified to enable equipment to perform the functions of equipment specified in 1A004.c. or 1A004.d.

"Software" specially designed or modified for the operation or maintenance of goods specified in 1B101, 1B102, 1B115, 1B117, 1B118 or 1B119.

"Software" specially designed for analysis of reduced observables such as radar reflectivity, ultraviolet/infrared signatures and acoustic signatures.

"Software" specially designed for the "use" of goods specified in 1B201.

"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development" or "production" of equipment or materials specified in 1.A.2. to 1.A.5., 1.A.6.b., 1.A.7., 1.B. or 1.C.

g. "Libraries" specially designed or modified to enable equipment to perform the functions of equipment specified in 1.A.4.c. or 1.A.4.d. 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; 5. CP (2-(5-cyanotetrazolato) penta amine-cobalt (III) perchlorate) (CAS 70247-32-4); 6. DADE (1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene, FOX-7) (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:

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"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of goods specified in 1A102, 1B001, 1B101, 1B102, 1B115 to 1B119, 1C001, 1C101, 1C107, 1C111 to 1C118, 1D101 or 1D103.

"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development" of "software" specified in 1D001, 1D101 or 1D103.

"Technology" for the regulation of temperature, pressure or atmosphere in autoclaves or hydroclaves, when used for the "production" of "composites" or partially processed "composites".

"Technology" for the "production" of pyrolytically derived materials formed on a mould, mandrel or other substrate from precursor gases which decompose in the 1 573 K (1 300 °C) to 3 173 K (2 900 °C) temperature range at pressures of 130 Pa to 20 kPa.

"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of goods specified in 1A002, 1A007, 1A202, 1A225 to 1A227, 1B201, 1B225 to 1B235, 1C002.b.3. or .b.4., 1C010.b., 1C202, 1C210, 1C216, 1C225 to 1C241 or 1D201.

"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development" or "production" of goods specified in 1A007, 1A202 or 1A225 to 1A227.

"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development" of "software" specified in 1D201.