- 6-Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine or
tetryl (C7H5N5O8) is an
explosive compound used to make
detonators and
explosive booster charges.
Tetryl is a
nitramine booster...
- and
quarrying operations. They also
often use a
small amount of TNT or
tetryl in
military detonators and PETN in
commercial detonators. The
first blasting...
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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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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...
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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,...
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liquid or
molten aromatic nitro compounds, e.g.
trinitrotoluene (TNT) or
tetryl. Due to
steric hindrance of the
adjacent neopentyl-like moiety, PETN is...
- earlier.
Other names arose in the 1860s: "butyl hydride", "hydride of
tetryl" and "
tetryl hydride", "diethyl" or "ethyl ethylide" and others.
August Wilhelm...
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mechanism No. 58 fuze,
built from No. 30
Pistol (impact detonation) or No. 47 time
delay fuze
inserted into
tetryl boosters in the rear of the casing....
