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commonly referred to as
tetryl (C7H5N5O8) is an
explosive compound used to make
detonators and
explosive booster charges.
Tetryl is a
nitramine booster...
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mixture of
tetryl and TNT. Typically, the
proportion of
ingredients (by weight) is 65%, 70%, 75% or 80%
tetryl to 35%, 30%, 25% or 20% TNT.
Tetryl and TNT...
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minimum initiating charge required is 0.2 grams of lead
azide or 0.1 grams of
tetryl. The
results of 100 °C heat test are: 0.13% loss in the
first 48 hours,...
- TNOF, TNP, TNT, TNN, TNPG, TNR, BTNEN, BTNEC, SA, API, TNS TetraNitro:
Tetryl OctaNitro: ONC Mononitrates: AN, BAN, CAN, MAN, NAN, UN Dinitrates: DEGDN...
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aluminium and is
pressed into
place above the base charge,
usually TNT or
tetryl in
military detonators and PETN in
commercial detonators.
Other materials...
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though it was su****ded due to the
inherent danger of
picrate formation.
Tetryl replaced picric acid
because it is more stable, and was once a very po****r...
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ground contamination may
exist in very old plants. However, RDX and
tetryl contamination is
usually considered more problematic, as TNT has very low...
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bursting charge of
tetryl weighed 0.10 lb (45 g), and the
alternate Composition "A"
charge weighs 0.105 lb (48 g). The
tetryl loading consisted of a...
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smaller proportion of RDX, but used an
explosive plasticiser,
which contained tetryl,
nitrocellulose and a
mixture of
nitroaromatics produced during the manufacture...
- "The
thermal decomposition of explosives. Part I.
Ethylenedinitramine and
tetryl".
Transactions of the
Faraday Society. 44: 677. doi:10.1039/TF9484400677...