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Effects of Various Binders on PBX Composition Performance
1:9 is correct for the cheddite you mentioned, it's just not very moldable. If you increase the vase ...
16-11-2021 at 04:32
by: Microtek
Erythritol Tetranitrate
Yes, that works too. Be aware, however, that the viscosity of such a nitrating mixture is much highe ...
15-11-2021 at 23:33
by: Microtek
Effects of Various Binders on PBX Composition Performance
The purpose of the vaseline jelly in the chlorate mixes is mainly to act as a fuel. The plasticity i ...
15-11-2021 at 08:43
by: Microtek
Erythritol Tetranitrate
Ok, I see now. If you can find a glass rod of suitable diameter, you can use that for plugging the t ...
15-11-2021 at 02:12
by: Microtek
Erythritol Tetranitrate
A couple of points:

- As Katyusha said, the Al-foil should be used as insulation by wrapping it l ...
14-11-2021 at 09:48
by: Microtek
New Energetic Materials - Current Research
Well, my charges are rarely more than 1 gram secondary (hence my moniker), so a potential accident w ...
12-11-2021 at 14:15
by: Microtek
Smokeless Rocket Propellant
You could take a look here:

[url=http://www.thrustgear.com/topics/Kn_Notes.htm]http://www.thrustg ...
10-11-2021 at 09:11
by: Microtek
ETN Stability as primary explosive
You should only aim for pH 7-7.5 otherwise you risk hydrolysis or other reactions (if you go to high ...
4-11-2021 at 13:58
by: Microtek
ETN Stability as primary explosive
I would suggest you do this instead for recrystallizing:

- Dissolve in acetone

- Add solid bic ...
4-11-2021 at 02:57
by: Microtek
New Energetic Materials - Current Research
PETN has an impact sensitivity of 3.6J, mannitol hexanitrate 0.8-1.8 J. I couldn't find data for ETN ...
29-10-2021 at 10:05
by: Microtek
New Energetic Materials - Current Research
Good find, that makes it much more OTC (I had forgotten all about that experiment). For those of us ...
28-10-2021 at 23:01
by: Microtek
New Energetic Materials - Current Research
@katyushaslab

I did see that entry in Ullmann, but everywhere else I have looked, people are diet ...
28-10-2021 at 07:48
by: Microtek
New Energetic Materials - Current Research
During a bout of research, I stumbled on this paper by Klapƶtke:

[url=https://chemistry-europe.o ...
25-10-2021 at 06:14
by: Microtek
(not) RDX from hexamine and mixed acids?
What is the precipitate insoluble in? Water? Or the supernatant? If the latter is the case, the crys ...
25-10-2021 at 03:34
by: Microtek
AP from table salt. Not in my case.
Yes, muriatic acid is another name for hydrochloric acid. If you are concerned about the purity of t ...
5-10-2021 at 02:59
by: Microtek
AP from table salt. Not in my case.
Do you adjust the pH? IIRC, you need to keep it slightly acidic (usually by periodically adding hydr ...
1-10-2021 at 12:47
by: Microtek
Chlorate and benzoate mixture initiation power
Black powder has been used for initiating NG, so I'm quite sure this mix could initiate sensitive se ...
10-9-2021 at 01:14
by: Microtek
DIY Low Temperature Refractory Plaster/Cement?
Do you have any sort of references documenting problems with Al-compounds? Al-salts are found in sea ...
10-8-2021 at 03:32
by: Microtek
Why are sulfuric acid ratios the same for nitrate salt and nitric acid?
Apart from the lower viscosity, another advantage to HNO3/H2SO4 over XNO3/H2SO4 is that the sulfuric ...
9-8-2021 at 22:52
by: Microtek
Thermite Heat Whille Mixing
Another possibility if you were using a wet electrolytic process for the iron oxide, is that you ina ...
16-7-2021 at 23:46
by: Microtek
Fact Check-Smokeless Gunpowder from Scratch
I agree that nitroglycerine would be just as easy as NC. NG is not nearly as sensitive as some ficti ...
3-6-2021 at 02:57
by: Microtek
Comparison between Keto RDX;RDX;PETN
Was the explosives compared based on weight or volume? Equal weight is probably the most obvious, bu ...
1-6-2021 at 01:27
by: Microtek
Best books on energetic materials?
Depending on how much experience you have I would suggest COPAE (Chemistry of Powders and Explosives ...
31-5-2021 at 12:41
by: Microtek
Nitrotetrazolate 2N-oxide
I've been wondering about this too. Maybe its used as a phase transfer catalyst for getting the prod ...
9-4-2021 at 02:44
by: Microtek
Successful Synthesis of 1-Amino-3-nitroguanidine Nitrate
Aluminum will react with the reaction products of the detonation, since it is much more electroposit ...
25-1-2021 at 11:22
by: Microtek
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