Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 310 pages of information about Nitro-Explosives.

Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 310 pages of information about Nitro-Explosives.

Carbo-Dynamite.

Nitro-Glycerine 90 per cent. 
Charcoal 10 "

Geloxite (Permitted List).

Nitro-Glycerine 64-54 parts. 
Nitro-Cotton 5-4 "
Nitrate of Potash 22-13 "
Ammonium Oxalate 15-12 "
Red Ochre 1-0 "
Wood Meal 7-4 "

The Wood Meal to contain not more than 15% and not less than 5% moisture.

Giant Powder.

Nitro-Glycerine 40 per cent. 
Sodium Nitrate 40 "
Rosin 6 "
Sulphur 6 "
Guhr 8 "

Dynamite de Trauzel.

Nitro-Glycerine 75 parts. 
Gun-Cotton 25 "
Charcoal 2 "

Rhenish Dynamite.

Solution of N.G. in Naphthalene 75 per cent. 
Chalk, or Barium Sulphate 2 "
Kieselguhr 23 "

Ammonia Dynamite.

Ammonia Nitrate 75 parts. 
Paraffin 4 "
Charcoal 3 "
Nitro-Glycerine 18 "

Blasting Gelatine.

Nitro-Glycerine 93 per cent. 
Nitro-Cotton 3 to 7 "

Gelatine Dynamite.

Nitro-Glycerine 71 per cent. 
Nitro-Cotton 6 "
Wood Pulp 5 "
Potassium Nitrate 18 "

Gelignite.

Nitro-Glycerine 60 to 61 per cent. 
Nitro-Cotton 4 " 5 "
Wood Pulp 9 " 7 "
Potassium Nitrate 27 "

Forcite.

Nitro-Glycerine 49 per cent. 
Nitro-Cotton 1.0 "
Sulphur 1.5 "
Tar 10.0 "
Sodium Nitrate 38.0 "
Wood Pulp 5 "
 (The N.-G., &c., varies.)

Tonite No. 1.

Gun-Cotton 52-50 per cent. 
Barium Nitrate 47-40 "

Tonite No. 2.

Contains Charcoal also.

Tonite No. 3.

Gun-Cotton 18 to 20 per cent. 
Ba(NO_3)_2 70 " 67 "
Di-nitro-Benzol 11 " 13 "
Moisture 0.5 " 1 "

Carbonite.

Nitro-Glycerine 17.76 per cent. 
Nitro-Benzene 1.70 "
Soda 0.42 "
KNO_3 34.22 "
Ba(NO_3)_2 9.71 "
Cellulose 1.55 "
Cane Sugar 34.27 "
Moisture 0.36 "
                ________

99.99

Roburite.

Ammonium Nitrate 86 per cent. 
Chloro-di-nitro-Benzol 14 "

Faversham Powder.

Ammonium Nitrate 85 per cent. 
Di-nitro-Benzol 10 "
Trench’s Flame-extinguishing Compound 5 "

Favierite No. 1.

Ammonium Nitrate 88 per cent. 
Di-nitro-Naphthalene 12 "

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