Claims
- 1. A melt-cast, TNT-based explosive composition consisting essentially of about 30 to 99.5 weight percent trinitrotoluene, about 4 to 20 weight percent ozokerite wax, about 0.025 to 0.20 weight percent emulsifier and about 0.5 t0 2.5 weight percent cellulosic material.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 additionally containing about 10 to 70 weight percent of a powdered component selected from the group consisting of pentaerythritol tetranitrate, cyclic nitramines, oxidizers and aluminum.
- 3. The composition of claim 2 containing 66 parts trinitrotoluene, 18 parts powdered aluminum and 16 parts of a wax composition containing 85 weight percent ozokerite, 14 weight percent nitrocellulose and 1 weight percent lecithin.
- 4. The composition of claim 2 containing 70 parts trinitrotoluene, 18 parts powdered aluminum and 12 parts of a wax composition containing 85 weight percent ozokerite wax, 14 weight percent nitrocellulose, and 1 weight percent lecithin.
- 5. The composition of claim 2 containing 74 parts trinitrotoluene, 18 parts powdered aluminum, and 8 parts of a wax composition containing 85 weight percent ozokerite wax, 14 weight percent nitrocellulose, and 1 weight percent lecithin.
- 6. The composition of claim 1 containing 82 parts trinitrotoluene and 18 parts of a wax composition containing 85 weight percent ozokerite wax, 14 weight percent nitrocellulose and 1 weight percent lecithin.
- 7. The composition of claim 1 containing 91 parts trinitrotoluene and 9 parts of a wax composition containing 85 weight percent ozokerite wax, 14 weight percent nitrocellulose and 1 weight percent lecithin.
RIGHTS OF THE GOVERNMENT
The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States for all governmental purposes without the payment of any royalty.
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