R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

305 Tetramethylammonium Nitrate
ing, since in the course of the drying operation the test sample is
altered in an undesirable manner, and the experimental stability data
may show better values than its true stability. The latter disadvantage
does not apply to nitrocellulose testing.
Tamping
Verdämmen; bourrage
Synonymous with W Stemming
Tamping Pole
Ladestock; bourroir
A wooden or plastic pole used to compact explosive charges for
stemming.
No. 8 Test Cap
Prüfkapsel W Zündkapsel; detonateur d’epreuve
Defined by the Institute of Makers of Explosives (USA):
A No. 8 test blasting cap is one containing 2 grams of a mixture of
80% mercury fulminate and 20% potassium chlorate, or a cap of
equivalent strength.
In comparison: the European test cap: 0.6 g PETN; the commercial
No. 8 cap: 0.75 Tetryl (German).
Test Galleries
Versuchsstrecken; Sprengstoffprüfstrecken; galeries d’essai
W Permissibles.
Tetramethylammonium Nitrate
Tetramethylammoniumnitrat; nitrate de tétraméthylammonium
(CH3)4N NO3
colorless crystalsempirical formula: C4H12N2O3
molecular weight: 136.2
energy of formation: –562.3 kcal/kg = –2352.7 kJ/kg
enthalpy of formation: –599.3 kcal/kg = –2507.3 kJ/kg