R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

49 Cap Sensitivity
The following data refer to the anhydrous product:
molecular weight: 164.1
energy of formation: –1352.1 kcal/kg = –5657.3 kJ/kg
enthalpy of formation: –1366.6 kcal/kg = –5717.7 kJ/kg
oxygen balance: +48.8%
nitrogen content: 17.07%
melting point: 561 °C = 1042°F
very hygroscopic
Calcium nitrate can be used as an oxidizer component of W Slurries.
Camphor
Campher, Kampfer; camphre
empirical formula: C10H16O
molecular weight: 152.3
energy of formation: – 480 kcal/kg = –2008 kJ/kg
enthalpy of formation: –513 kcal/kg = –2146 kJ/kg
oxygen balance: –283.8%
density: 0.98–0.99 g/cm3 melting point: 177–178 °C = 351–353°F
boiling point: 209 °C = 408°F
This compound is utilized in celluloid industry, and also as gelatinizer
in nitrocellulose gunpowders.
Specifications
net content: not less than 99 %
(analysis by titration with
176 °C = 350°F
hydroxylamine)
melting point: not less than
insolubles in alcohol and ether: 0.1 %
not more than
chlorides: not more than traces
Cap Sensitivity
Sprengkapsel-Empfindlichkeit; sensibilité au choc détonateur
Tests are carried out to determine the reaction of an explosive to a
detonating cap. The results are used to determine the classification of
the explosive as a transport hazard. The U.S. Department of Trans-