List of nitromethane sensitizers and correct proportions thereof.

Quote: Originally posted by Katie

Nitromethane (NM) sensitizers have been discussed here previously, however the proportions are often left out and there is no single thread containing all the info. I’d like this thread to consist of the ideal “recipes” for sensitized nitromethane explosives. I.e. for ethylenediamine (EDA), the ratio is 95% NM and 5% EDA and creates an explosive with a detonation velocity of 6000-7000m/s and can be set off with a powerful cap or cap + small booster (Lead azide + ETN booster works). Here are the sensitizers I have available and/or know of: Ethylenediamine (PLX)= 5% with 95% NM Nitric acid= 30% (of 70% nitric acid) Sulfuric acid = ? Diethylenetriamine (TexPak) = ? (Det velocity 21,000fps) Ethanolamine = ? Anilene = ? Ethanolamine = ? Aluminum powder = ? Micro balloons = ? (what size/material? Would cab-o-sil work?) Al+Micro balloons = ? (Dark flake, spherical, mesh?) Ammonia = 5-6% (unknown whether anhydrous is required) Morpholine= ? Polymeric foam = ? Feel free to add others I may have missed. Also, the more details the better (velocity of detonation, RE, etc) And please indicate whether you got your information from peer reviewed literature, experimentation, unverified sources, etc). Ideally I’d like to make a detailed list of all NM sensitizers, the proportions, average cost, and rank them by RE and/or detonation velocity. I’ll do that if we can amass enough info here!