R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

Poudre B
Specifications
Poudre B
colorless odorless crystals
net content (KCl determination
after reduction): not below 99%
moisture: not more than 0.5%
insolubles in water:
not more than 0.1%
solution in hot water: clear
chlorides as KCl:
not more than 0.1%
bromate as KBrO3:
not more than 0.1%
chlorate as KClO3:
not more than 0.1%
NH4-, Na-, Mg- and Ca-salts: none
heavy metals none
pH 6.5 ± 0.5
French gunpowder. A single base nitrocellulose propellant stabilized
by 1.5–2% diphenylamine. The sufix (e.g., Poudre B Ba) denotes:
Suffix Shape of Powder
Grain
Ba short rods (bâtonnet)
Bd bands
Cd long rods (corde)
Di disks
FP flakes (paillette; obsolete denomination)
Pa flakes (paillette)
Se flattened balls (sphere écrasée)
SP balls (sphère)
7 T tubes with 7 holes
19 T tubes with 19 holes
Tf slotted tubes (tube fendu)
Tu tubes (tubulaire)
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