Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise Part 27

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~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 "

~Favierite No. 2.~

No. 1 Powder 90 per cent.

Ammon. Chloride 10 "

~Bellite.~

Ammonium Nitrate 5 parts.

Meta-di-nitro-Benzol 1 "

~Petrofacteur.~

Nitro-Benzene 10 per cent.

Chlorate of Potash 67 "

Nitrate of Potash 20 "

Sulphide of Antimony 3 "

~Securite.~

Mixtures of Meta-di-nitro-Benzol 26 per cent.

and Nitrate of Ammonia 74 "

~Rack-a-Rock.~

Pota.s.sium Chlorate 79 parts.

Mono-nitro-Benzene 21 "

~Oxonite.~

Nitric Acid (sp. gr. 1.5) 54 parts.

Picric Acid 46 "

~Emmensite.~

Emmens Acid 5 parts.

Ammonium Nitrate 5 "

Picric Acid 6 "

~Brugere Powder.~

Ammonium Picrate 54 per cent.

Nitrate of Potash 46 "

~Designolle's Torpedo Powders.~

Pota.s.sium Picrate 55 to 50 per cent.

Nitrate of Potash 45 " 50 "

~Stowite.~

Nitro-Glycerine 58 to 61 parts.

Nitro-Cotton 4.5 " 5 "

Pota.s.sium Nitrate 18 " 20 "

Wood Meal 6 " 7 "

Oxalate of Ammonia 11 " 15 "

The Wood Meal shall contain not more than 15% and not less than 5% by weight of moisture. The explosive shall be used only when contained in a non-water-proofed wrapper of parchment--No. 6 detonator.

~Faversham Powder.~

Nitrate of Ammonium 93 to 87 Tri-nitro-Toluol 11 " 9 Moisture 1 " --

~Kynite.~

Nitro-Glycerine 24-26 parts.

Wood-Pulp 2.5-3.5 "

Starch 32.5-3.5 "

Barium Nitrate 31.5-34.5 "

CaCO_{3} 0-0.5 "

Moisture 3.0-6.0 "

Must be put up only in water-proof parchment paper, and No. 6 electric detonator used.

~Rexite.~

Nitro-Glycerine 6.5-8.5 parts.

Ammonium Nitrate 64-68 "

Sodium Nitrate 13-16 "

Tri-nitro-Tolulene 6.5-8.5 "

Wood Meal 3-5 "

Moisture .5-1.4 "