R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

Paste
connected in parallel. Since only a very small fraction of the electric
energy employed is then actuated in the primer bridges (the bulk of the
energy is dissipated in the lead wires), parallel connections require
special high-energy-supplying blasting machines.
Paste
Pulverrohmasse; galette
A nitrocellulose-nitroglycerine mixture for the solvent-free manufacture
of W Double Base Propellants. It is obtained by introducing nitroglycerine
(or diglycol dinitrate or similar nitrate esters) into a stirred nitrocellulose
suspension in water. The mixture is then centrifuged or
filtered off; it contains about 35% water; its appearance resembles
that of moist nitrocellulose. The paste, containing materials such as
stabilizers and gelatinizers, is manufactured to the double base powder
by hot rolling and pressing without application of solvents.
PBX
Abbreviation for plastic-bonded explosives: also W LX.
Pressed explosives:
Extruded explosive:
Cast explosives:
PBX-9010: 90 % RDX, 10% Kel F*)
PBX-9011: 90 % HMX, 10 % Estane
PBX-9404-03: 94 % HMX, 3 % NC, 3 % chloroethylphosphate
PBX-9205: 92 % RDX, 6 % polystyrene,
2 % ethylhexylphthalate
PBX-9501 95 % HMX, 2.5 % dinitropropyl
acrylate-furmarate, 2.5 % estane
PBXN-1: 68 % RDX, 20% Al, 12% nylon
PBXN-2: 95 % HMX, 5 % nylon
PBXN-3: 86 % HMX, 14% nylon
PBXN-4 94 % DATNB, 6% nylon
PBXN-5: 95 % HMX, 5 % Viton A
PBXN-6: 95 % RDX, 5 % Viton A
PBXN-201: 83 % RDX, 12 % Viton A, 5 % Teflon
PBXN-101: 82 % HMX, 18% Laminac
PBXN-102: 59 % HMX, 23% Al, 18% Laminac
* Kel F: chlorotrifluoropolyethylene; Sylgard: silicone resin.
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