-
phlegmatize more
sensitive explosives such as RDX (to form Cyclotol), HMX (to form Octol), or PETN (to form Pentolite).
Other typical phlegmatizing agents...
- A
phlegmatizer is a
compound that
minimizes the
explosive tendency of
another compound or material. The term is
derived from the word phlegmatic, meaning...
- 0% TNT; 21.0 ± 3.0%
powdered aluminium; 4.7 ± 1.0%
paraffin wax as a
phlegmatizing agent; 0.47 ± 0.1%
calcium chloride as a
desiccant to
prevent moisture...
-
mixture of RDX, TNT,
powdered aluminum, and
paraffin wax (used as a
phlegmatizing agent) PBX: RDX is also used as a
major component of many polymer-bonded...
- nitrate, with a
small quantity (about 1%) of
paraffin wax used as a
phlegmatizing agent. TNT
typically makes up 25% to 33% of the mixture.
Because of...
- 40
years after the
invention of dynamite,
which is a first-generation
phlegmatized explosive primarily intended for
civilian earthmoving. TNT has never...
-
unable to
radiate excessive heat.[failed verification][dead link]
Phlegmatizing agent,
commonly used to stabilise/desensitize high
explosives such as...
-
velocity of 8,750 m/s) and 39.5% TNT (detonation
velocity of 6,900 m/s),
phlegmatized with 1%
paraffin wax. Most
commonly it is
described as 60/40 RDX/TNT...
- purpose. The
great advantage offered by
these esters is that they are
phlegmatizers, i.e. they
minimize the
explosive tendencies of a
family of chemical...
-
expansion time of the
explosive product gases.
Beeswax was also
added as a
phlegmatizing agent, to
reduce sensitivity to
shock and impact. Later,
beeswax was...
