R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

227 Nitroglycol
Nitroglycol
ethyleneglycol dinitrate; Nitroglykol;
dinitrate de glycol; EGDN
colorless, oily liquid
empirical formula: C2H4N2O6
molecular weight: 152.1
energy of formation: –358.2 kcal/kg = –1498.7 kJ/kg
enthalpy of formation: –381.6 kcal/kg = –1596.4 kJ/kg
oxygen balance: ±0%
nitrogen content: 18.42%
volume of explosion gases: 737 l/kg
heat of explosion
(H2O liq.): 1742 kcal/kg = 7289 kJ/kg
(H2O gas): 1612 kcal/kg = 6743 kJ/kg
specific energy: 121 mt/kg = 1190 kJ/kg
density: 1.48 g/cm 3
solidification point: –20 °C = – 4 °F
vapor pressure:
Pressure Temperature
millibar °C °F
0.006 0 32
0.05 20 68
0.35 40 104
1.7 60 140
7.8 80 176
29 100 212
lead block test: 620 cm 3 /10 g
detonation velocity, confined:
7300 m/s = 24000ft/s at r = 1.48 g/cm 3
deflagration point: 217 °C = 423 °F
impact sensitivity: 0.02 kp m = 0.2 N m
friction sensitivity:
at 36 kp = 353 N pistil load no reaction
critical diameter of steel sleeve test: 24 mm
Nitroglycol is not hygroscopic, is sparingly soluble in water and readily
soluble in common organic solvents; its properties and performance
characteristics are practically the same as those of nitroglycerine; it is
150 times more volatile and about four times more soluble in water; it