R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

Nitroisobutylglycerol Trinitrate
Specifications
white, free flowing, crystalline powder
Type 1
grain size: 4.3–6.0 H
net content: not less than 98 %
acidity as H2SO4: not more than 0.60 %
Type 2
grain size: not more than 3.3 H
net content: not less than 99 %
acidity as H2SO4:
not more than 0.06 %
Both types
ash content: not more than 0.30 %
acid content, as H2SO4:
not more than 0.06 %
volatile matter:
not more than 0.25 %
sulfates: not more than 0.20 %
water insolubles:
not more than 0.20 %
pH: 4.5–7.0
Nitroisobutylglycerol Trinitrate
nib-glycerin trinitrate; Nitroisobutylglycerintrinitrat trimethylolnitromethane
trinitrate; trinitrate de nitroisobintylglycérine; NIBTN
yellow viscous oil
empirical formula: C4N6N4O11
molecular weight: 286.1
energy of formation: –169.1 kcal/kg = –707.5 kJ/kg
enthalpy of formation:
–190.8 kcal/kg = –797.5 kJ/kg
oxygen balance: ±0%
nitrogen content: 19.58%
volume of explosion gases: 705 l/kg
heat of explosion
(H2O liq.): 1831 kcal/kg = 7661 kJ/kg
(H2O gas): 1727 kcal/kg = 7226 kJ/kg
specific energy: 125 mt/kg = 1225 kJ/kg
density: 1.68 g/cm 3
solidification point: –35 °C = –31 °F
lead block test: 540 cm 3 /10 g
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