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R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

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Small Arms Ammunition Primers<br />

Small Arms Ammunition Primers<br />

Anzündhütchen; amorces<br />

Small percussion-sensitive explosive charges, encased in a cap and<br />

used to ignite propellant powder (W Percussion Cap).<br />

Snakehole<br />

Sohlenbohrloch; trou de fond<br />

A borehole drilled in a slightly downward direction from the horizontal<br />

into the floor of a quarry. Also, a hole driven under a boulder.<br />

Sodatol<br />

A pourable 50:50 mixture of sodium nitrate with W TNT<br />

Sodium Chlorate<br />

Natriumchlorat; chlorate de sodium<br />

NaClO3<br />

molecular weight: 106.4<br />

oxygen balance: +45.1%<br />

density: 2.48 g/cm3 melting point: 248 °C = 478 °F<br />

Sodium chlorate, though containing more oxygen than potassium<br />

chlorate, has the disadvantage of being more hygroscopic. Like all<br />

other chlorates, it must not be used in contact with ammonium salts<br />

and ammonium nitrate explosives.<br />

Its practical significance in explosives is very limited.<br />

Sodium Nitrate<br />

Natronsalpeter, Natriumnitrat; nitrate de soidum; SN<br />

NaNO3<br />

colorless crystals<br />

molecular weight: 85.0<br />

energy of formation: –1301 kcal/kg –5443 kJ/kg<br />

enthalpy of formation: –1315 kcal/kg –5503 kJ/kg<br />

oxygen balance: +47.1%<br />

nitrogen content: 16.48%<br />

density: 2.265 g/cm3 melting point: 317 °C = 603 °F<br />

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