R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

Pentastit
The compound is prepared by cautious partial nitration of pentaerythritol.
The free hydroxyl group can react with an acid, e.g., acrylic acid; the
polymer PETRIN acrylate serves as a binder.
Pentastit
Name for W PETN phlegmatized with 7% wax.
detonation velocity, confined:
7720 m/s = 23700ft/s at r = 1.59 g/cm3 deflagration point: 192–194 °C = 378 – 390 °F
impact sensitivity: 3 kp m = 29 N m
friction sensitivity: crackling at 24 kp = 240 N
pistil load
critical diameter of steel sleeve test:
begins to explode at 4 mm P.
Pentolite
Pourable mixtures of W TNT and PETN, used for shaped charges and
for cast boosters (for initiation of insensitive explosives, such as
ANFO). A 50:50 mixture has a density of 1.65 g/cm 3 ; the detonation
velocity is 7400 m/s.
Perchlorate Explosives
Perchlorat-Sprengstoffe; explosifs perchlorates
In these explosives, the main oxidizer is sodium, potassium, or ammonium
perchlorate; the combustible components consist of organic nitro
compounds, hydrocarbons, waxes, and other carbon carriers. Nowadays,
these explosives are uneconomical and are no longer industrially
produced.
A mixture of 75% KClO4 and 25% asphalt pitch, melted together
under the name of Galcit, was used as a rocket propellant and was
thus a precursor of the modern W Composite Propellants.
Percussion Cap
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Anzündhütchen; amorce
Percussion caps serve as primers for propellant charges. In mechanical
percussion caps, a friction-sensitive or impact-sensitive priming