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Tetranitromethane
I made maybe 20 ml. I can't remember what the actual numbers were, but I had removed a sample and ke ...
23-3-2009 at 08:16
by: Microtek
Fuel-Air Explosives
From that article on solid fuel FAEs, flake aluminum seems to be a very effective fuel. I wonder the ...
18-3-2009 at 14:56
by: Microtek
Fuel-Air Explosives
Have any of you looked through US4463680, "Method of generating single-event, unconfined fuel-air de ...
13-3-2009 at 00:38
by: Microtek
Talk about DAHA&ENTA again
Examination of firing range personnel has shown highly elevated levels of heavy metals in their bodi ...
28-2-2009 at 02:48
by: Microtek
Unconventional Shaped Charges
1.6 gram. The charge was the size of a 9mm casing.
12-2-2009 at 13:49
by: Microtek
Unconventional Shaped Charges
The cone had practically no mechanical strength. I made the charges as follows:

The bodies were A ...
11-2-2009 at 14:33
by: Microtek
Unconventional Shaped Charges
1.6 g PETN with a 10 mm cone made from rolled up copper foil penetrated 2 cm stacked steel for me. I ...
11-2-2009 at 09:05
by: Microtek
One EM to rule them all...
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Pentaerythritol isn't easily obtained and making it is a pain.
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Where I am eryt ...
11-2-2009 at 01:16
by: Microtek
One EM to rule them all...
Solid energetics can be desensitized by incorporating them in a PBX. As for picric acid, I would hav ...
9-2-2009 at 14:35
by: Microtek
PETN synth
Maybe you could do some sort of elemental analysis by quantitatively analysing the products of the c ...
11-1-2009 at 08:00
by: Microtek
Mr. Anonymous: HgCl2 prep
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Strong oxidizing acids would be needed to reduce mercury to either +1 or +2 state. Such as ...
20-12-2008 at 05:00
by: Microtek
Computing energetic properties and crystal density of energetic materials
OK, so could you do a write-up of the quantum-chemical calculations to predict the density of RDX? J ...
30-9-2008 at 12:34
by: Microtek
Computing energetic properties and crystal density of energetic materials
@ Franklyn

In step 3 where you calculate heat of formation, you would also need to know the tempe ...
29-9-2008 at 23:36
by: Microtek
Computing energetic properties and crystal density of energetic materials
I couldn't get chemoffice activated either, so I found another version on avaxhome. As for PCGAMESS, ...
28-9-2008 at 23:18
by: Microtek
Computing energetic properties and crystal density of energetic materials
OK I tried it again and I noticed that the nitrogroups that I draw in chemoffice look somewhat diffe ...
26-9-2008 at 02:10
by: Microtek
Computing energetic properties and crystal density of energetic materials
@ Engager:

I have tried your method with the supplied programs and am very impressed with the amo ...
25-9-2008 at 10:23
by: Microtek
Tri-Nitrocellulose
It is actually quite easy to make MCC yourself. Boiling cotton wool in ca. 10 % HCl for about 2 hour ...
6-7-2008 at 00:53
by: Microtek
Non-nitrate explosives
Organic perchlorates such as ethylperchlorate are certainly very powerful (and very sensitive) explo ...
11-6-2008 at 13:53
by: Microtek
PETN synth
I didn't measure the melting point of the product as I don't have an actual melting point apparatus. ...
29-4-2008 at 00:14
by: Microtek
PETN synth
OK, this is the last OT post from me then: I titrated with NaOH soln at about 1 M IIRC. The NaOH con ...
27-4-2008 at 23:44
by: Microtek
PETN synth
Yes, I let it run in my shed unattended, I just check on it now and again. I think that a batch like ...
27-4-2008 at 13:07
by: Microtek
PETN synth
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And 99.5% HN03 Microtek, that's practically anhydrous---how did you get that high a concent ...
27-4-2008 at 09:45
by: Microtek
PETN synth
I downloaded an excel sheet from roguesci which contained an adaptation of the triangular nitration ...
26-4-2008 at 23:28
by: Microtek
Exotic Primaries - Complex Salts
Just make some Zn(OH)2 and react that with acetic acid to get your acetate.
9-4-2008 at 23:47
by: Microtek
HMX
I have used the Lukasavage patents with great results. I started out from DADN (the diacetyldinitro ...
3-4-2008 at 13:05
by: Microtek
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