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Ballistite, attenuated, 259
erosive action of, 388
flashless, 299 ,
progressive burning, 318
superattenuated, 327
Bamboo, 72, 114, 116
Barium azide, 411
Barium carbonate, 61, 64, 458
Barium chlorate, 66, 70, 72, 86, 119
Barium nitrate, 61, 62, 64, 65, 67,
68, 70, 71, 72, 83, 84, 85, 86, 99,
117, 118, 276, 287, 289, 290, 292,
333, 352, 353, 458
Barium perchlorate, 85, 86, 99
Barium picrate, 63
Barrel snakes, 120
Base detonating fuze, 7
Beef suet, 198
Bellite, 349
Bengal flame, 58
Bengal lights, 52, 63, 70
Benzalaminoguanidine nitrate, preparation
of, 383, 384
Benzaldehyde, 133, 151, 384
Benzaldehyde guanylhydrazone nitrate,
383, 384
Benzaldehyde phenylhydrazone, 150
Benzene, 129, 131, 133, 140, 154, 162
nitration of, 128, 133
solvent, 135, 145, 152, 154, 158,
174, 177, 181, 184, 185, 207, 216,
225, 227, 230, 282, 292, 293, 316,
319, 321, 322, 371, 374, 395, 398,
433, 438, 445, 447
Benzene addition compound with
mercuric nitrate, 162, 163
Benzene-insoluble impurities in
tetryl, 177, 178, 179, 180
Benzenediazonium nitrate, 442
temperature of explosion, 411
Benzidine, 179, 180
Benzoic acid, 128
Benzyl benzoate, 320
Benzylnaphthylamine, 150
Benzylurea, 322
Bergmann-Junk test, 268
Bickford fuse, 12
Biguanide, 379
INDEX OF SUBJECTS 467
Biphenyl, 159
Bismarck brown, 265, 266
Bismuth, 61
Bitumen, 35
Biuret, 374
Black match, 4, 5, 45, 55, 67, 69, 81,
83, 90, 92, 98, 99, 102, 103, 104,
111, 122
Black powder, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 23,
28 ff., 211, 253, 289, 326, 331, 334,
346, 348, 349, 390, 405, 416, 454
anagram, 38
analysis, 47, 48
burning of, 42
development of, 39 ff.
erosive action of, 388
in flashless charges, 324
in pyrotechnics, 52, 55, 58, 74, 75,
76, 78, 80, 81, 90, 92, 93, 97, 99,
102, 103, 104, 105, 111, 112
manufacture, 40, 44, 45 ff.
mill, 45, 46
modified compositions, 45, 87, 89,
90
temperature of explosion, 210
temperature of ignition, 21
uses of, 43
Black smoke, 124
Black snakes, 120, 121
Black wax, 118
Blasting caps, 195, 212, 331, 332, 336,
343, 357, 364, 413 ff.; see also
Detonators
Blasting gelatin, 258, 259, 332, 334,
343, 344, 345
drop test of, 209, 226, 285
erosive action of, 388
temperature of explosion, 210
Trauzl test of, 211, 235, 285
velocity of detonation of, 210, 336
Blasting of Hoosac tunnel, 212
Blasting powder, 48, 49
Bleaching powder, 252
Blending of smokeless powder, 306
Blocking press, 303
Blowing charge, 103
Blue fire, 58, 61
Blue lances, 58, 70