TNT
Prva iskra – namenska proizvodnja a.d. is producing all kinds of high explosives whose quality is in line with world standards in this area, GOST, MIL and STANAG, or according to customer’s special requests. TNT has a high degree of stability and, compared to most other explosives, is almost completely resistant to impact and friction. TNT is widely used, especially in military industry. Most often it is used in the production of artillery munitions, anti-personnel and anti-tank mines, air grenades, hand grenades and other kinds of explosive mines, but also in the production of industrial explosives and detonators.
PRODUCT DESCRITPION
- Chemical name: 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
- Synonyms: TNT, Trinitrotoluene, Trotyl
- Chemical formula: C7H5N3O6
- CAS number: 118-96-7
- UN PSN: UN 0209 TNT 1.1D
TNT is by far the most important explosive for blasting charges of all weapons. Either alone or mixed in given proportions with other high explosives such as HMX to form octol, RDX to form hexotol, hexogen and aluminum to form hexotonal, PETN to form pentolite, etc. A mixture of TNT and HNS, known as TNT/HNS, improves the fine crystalline phase and prevents from the formation of cracks. TNT/HNS is used in tank and artillery munitions, shaped charges, bombs, etc.
Characteristics
| Crystal Density, g/cm³: | 1.654 |
| Detonation Velocity, m/s: | 6.900 |
| Oxygen Balance, % (m/m): | -73.9 |
| Heat of Explosion, kJ/kg: | 4.519 |
| Impact Sensitivity, N/m: | 15.0 |
| Friction Sensitivity, N: | 353 |
Tehnical specification
| Solidification Point, °C, min: | 80.20 |
| Content of Moisture, % (m/m), max: | 0.10 |
| Insoluble Matters in Benzene, % (m/m), max: | 0.05 |
| Acidity (as sulphuric acid – H2SO4), % (m/m), max: | 0.01 |
| Alkalinity, % (m/m): | Not allowed |
| Tetranitromethane: | Not allowed |
| Nitrates (Nitric Acid): | Not allowed |
TNT/HNS
| Color and appearance | pale yellow to dark brown flake, without mechanical impurities |
| TNT content % (m/m) | +0,7 / 98,9 / -1,7 |
| HNS content % (m/m) | +1,5 / 0,5 / -0,3 |
| Addition agent content % (m/m) | +0,2 / 0,6 / -0,4 |
| Exudation test | without exudation in progress 7 day on 70 0C |
| Moisture content % (m/m), max. | 0,1 |
| Content volatile oxidize matter | Must content test relative to examination |
