R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

199 Lead Nitrate
Lead Ethylhexanoate
Bleiethylhexanoat; éthylhexanoate de plomb
technical product: brownish, nearly amorphous
empirical formula: C16H30O4Pb
molecular weight: 493.6
energy of formation: –703 kcal/kg = –2940 kJ/kg
enthalpy of formation: –724 kcal/kg = –3027 kJ/kg
oxygen balance: –142.6%
Lead ethylhexanxoate is a combustion-modifying additive, especially
in W Double Base Propellants for rockets.
Lead-free Priming Compositions
Air contamination with health-impairing pollutants gave rise to the
demand for sport ammunition free from lead, barium and mercury.
W SINTOX Primer Composition.
Lead Nitrate
Bleinitrat; nitrate de plomb
Pb(NO3)2
colorless crystals
molecular weight: 331.2
energy of formation: –318.9 kcal/kg = –1334.4 kJ/kg
enthalpy of formation: –326.1 kcal/kg = –1364.3 kJ/kg
oxygen balance: +24.2%
nitrogen content: 8.46%
density: 4.53 g/cm3 beginning of decomposition: 200 °C = 390 °F
Lead nitrate is employed as an oxidizer in initiating mixtures in which a
particularly high density is required.