Liquid explosive compositions for field operations

Explosive compositions prepared from commercially available nitric acid and a common industrial solvent are disclosed herein which exhibit exceedingly high blasting strengths. The compositions are relatively more stable than conventional shaped charge explosives such as HMX or RDX and far less expen...

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Main Author TROCINO; JOSEPH L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.10.1983
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
EXPLOSIVES
EXPLOSIVES OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS
MANUFACTURE THEREOF
MATCHES
METALLURGY
USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS EXPLOSIVES
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Summary:Explosive compositions prepared from commercially available nitric acid and a common industrial solvent are disclosed herein which exhibit exceedingly high blasting strengths. The compositions are relatively more stable than conventional shaped charge explosives such as HMX or RDX and far less expensive.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19810314677