Dissolved trinitrotoluene in sensitized nitromethane
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorJohn D. Sullivan, Jr.
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Abstract
A liquid explosive composition having a density of about 1.282 grams/millter and comprising a mixture of (a) nitromethane, (b) trinitrotoluene, and (c) pyridine. Said ingredients being present in a weight ratio of about 60-64 parts nitromethane; 34-29.5 parts trinitrotoluene; and 6-6.5 parts pyridine.
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An explosive composition comprising an effective explosive amount of the combination of (a) nitromethane, (b) trinitrotoluene, and (c) pyridine.
An explosive composition consisting essentially of an effective explosive amount of the combination of (a) nitromethane, (b) trinitrotoluene, and (c) pyridine.
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