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Your correct about the PE's with inerts.
I use PETN plastic with about 15% binder and plasticizer w ...
29-1-2018 at 09:25
by: greenlight
Short question / quick answer - Thread
[rquote=505061&tid=26572&author=underground]Just a quick question.
Will 2 grams of "X" expl ...
27-1-2018 at 20:16
by: greenlight
Safty in making large quantities of Copper Acetylide
From primary explosives:

"In order to limit the oxidation of the cuprous salt to cupric and hence ...
24-1-2018 at 22:52
by: greenlight
Safty in making large quantities of Copper Acetylide
Cuprous acetylide (Cu2C2) has a relatively low sensitivity according to what I have read. It is als ...
23-1-2018 at 22:55
by: greenlight
Unconventional Shaped Charges
[rquote=504085&tid=10575&author=Laboratory of Liptakov]Of course, that mechanical cutting wi ...
17-1-2018 at 08:56
by: greenlight
Blast Mitigation Devices - Blasting Caps
I can't remember the exact details and results of the test it was 2 years ago. It was not as much a ...
12-1-2018 at 19:54
by: greenlight
Blast Mitigation Devices - Blasting Caps
I see what you mean with the two tubes method. If the inner tube is secured in its outer tube with ...
12-1-2018 at 10:17
by: greenlight
Blast Mitigation Devices - Blasting Caps
@ Gargamel,
Here is pictures of the article, should be able to zoom on them. The test is using gla ...
12-1-2018 at 06:01
by: greenlight
Blast Mitigation Devices - Blasting Caps
@ Rocinante,
I use Al tubing from a hobby shop, I think it is used for model aeroplanes to support ...
12-1-2018 at 05:58
by: greenlight
Blast Mitigation Devices - Blasting Caps
I like the bucket idea which would pretty much reduce the risk of shrapnel to zero with <1gram of ...
11-1-2018 at 08:29
by: greenlight
Sodium azide toxicity
[rquote=501874&tid=79308&author=XeonTheMGPony][rquote=501855&tid=79308&author=nezza] ...
29-12-2017 at 23:37
by: greenlight
Short question / quick answer - Thread
A kilo of fuming sulfuric and half a kilo of 99% nitric per 60 grams of dinitrobenzene!
Over a day ...
30-11-2017 at 21:20
by: greenlight
Adding flame colorants to nitrocellulose
I think you will have trouble getting a decent blue as is the trend with most pyrotechnics. It need ...
30-11-2017 at 09:15
by: greenlight
Desensitize ETN?
I see I was wrong with theoretical pressure for HNIW.
I thought it would be higher than just 420 ...
28-11-2017 at 09:29
by: greenlight
Desensitize ETN?
RDX is about 350 kilobar @ density 1.80.
HMX around 390 kilobar @ density 1.89.

The next explosi ...
27-11-2017 at 20:21
by: greenlight
Desensitize ETN?
I didn't know that I read the equation is only out by a small amount.
I accidentally put 8.03 ins ...
26-11-2017 at 19:29
by: greenlight
Desensitize ETN?
When I calculate the detonation pressure (cj pressure) for PETN with the figures you state I get:

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26-11-2017 at 05:35
by: greenlight
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Interesting... So shaped charges would be no good against large boats and submarines then.
I am gue ...
16-11-2017 at 09:32
by: greenlight
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I didn't even think of that Bert.:o
I was always under the impression that thermobarics needed atmo ...
15-11-2017 at 09:37
by: greenlight
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The mixture of just RDX and TNT is not thermobaric.
The Australian C6 composition certainly on the ...
14-11-2017 at 19:41
by: greenlight
Short question / quick answer - Thread
I believe amatol is oxygen balanced, that is the whole reason for its design as well as to extend th ...
14-11-2017 at 04:52
by: greenlight
Working with old TNT
Nice pic learned amateur.

Here is a graph showing critical diameter for TNT from explosives engin ...
7-11-2017 at 09:00
by: greenlight
Desensitize ETN?
You will not get perfect results with homemade equipment. There is a lot of differentiating data fr ...
2-11-2017 at 21:13
by: greenlight
Desensitize ETN?
You dont want large crystals though which would end up on the sensitive side and make working in the ...
2-11-2017 at 09:54
by: greenlight
Desensitize ETN?
You are correct, it does not have to be RDX. Semetex is a plasticized PETN formulation.
There are ...
2-11-2017 at 08:56
by: greenlight
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