SM2 - 17-1-2013 at 12:57
I know that nitroglycol is roughly similar to nitroglycerine, but even less shock sensitive. Also, I may be assuming here wrongly, but that
nitroglycol is a reducing agent. With that in mind, what sort of quality of a plastique could be made mixing the proper proportions of KCLO3 or KCLO4
(perchlorate possible safer, yet more powerful end result. I am truly new to this. Thank you.
hissingnoise - 17-1-2013 at 13:41
Nitroglycol is known to be ~14% more powerful than NGl and it has ~200% the power of TNT!
Its perfect OB and its low sensitiveness makes it most attractive for the home experimenter.
Oh, and it gelatinises NC quicker that NGl and does so at room temp..
Adding oxidisers would be daft . . .
Motherload - 17-1-2013 at 20:53
I am uncertain which glycol is being referred to here ...
Ethylene or propylene ?
Does it still cause headaches ??
Nitroglycerin puts me down for a few hours with throbbing headaches.. Very effective vasodilator on me.
One of the other main reasons I don't like nitroglycerin..
Bert - 18-1-2013 at 18:41
Ethylene glycol dinitrate.
Headaches are quicker to come on than NG, very unpleasant to work with. It's more volatile than NG. Volatility prevents use in double base powders
even though it gelatinized nitrocellulose more efficiently than NG , it wouldn't store as well as NG/NC double base propellants.
Was used by nitrating a percentage of ethylene glycol mixed with glycerin to produce mixtures for use in low temperature dynamites in the past. Anyone
who handled such material will remember the headaches...
Slam a couple of shots of espresso, caffeine is a vasoconstrictor.
[Edited on 19-1-2013 by Bert]