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Formulas For The Straight Dynamite Series
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Probably one of the single greatest breakthroughs in explosives came
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by accident, when Nobel discovered a primitive form of dynamite. One of the
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primary ingredients of dynamite is nitroglycerin, which has great explosive
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power, although it has the disadvantage of being ultrasensitive to heat and
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shock. What dynamite does is to combine the high explosive power of nitro with
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a stabilizing agent, to render it powerful but safely usable. Nobel developed
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what is called today the straight dynamite series, which is nothing more than
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nitro and a stabilizing agent. The most common straight dynamite formulas
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follow (nitroglycerin will be referred to as NG):
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[1> NG 32 [10> NG 26
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sodium nitrate 28 potassium nitrate 33
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woodmeal 10 woodmeal 41
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ammonium oxalate 29
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guncotton 1 [11> NG 15
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sodium nitrate 62.9
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[2> NG 24 woodmeal 21.2
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potassium nitrate 9 sodium carbonate .9
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sodium nitrate 56
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woodmeal 9 [12> NG 35
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ammonium oxalate 2 sodium nitrate 37
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woodmeal 27
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[3> NG 35.5 ammonium oxalate 1
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potassium nitrate 44.5
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woodmeal 6 [13> NG 32
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guncotton 2.5 potassium nitrate 27
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vaseline 5.5 woodmeal 10
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powdered charcoal 6 ammonium oxalate 30
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guncotton 1
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[4> NG 25
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potassium nitrate 26 [14> NG 33
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woodmeal 34 woodmeal 10.3
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barium nitrate 5 ammonium oxalate 29
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starch 10 guncotton .7
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potassium perchloride 27
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[5> NG 57
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potassium nitrate 19 [15> NG 40
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woodmeal 9 sodium nitrate 45
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ammonium oxalate 12 woodmeal 15
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guncotton 3
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[16> NG 47
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[6> NG 18 starch 50
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sodium nitrate 70 guncotton 3
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woodmeal 5.5
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potassium chloride 4.5 [17> NG 30
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chalk 2 sodium nitrate 22.3
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woodmeal 40.5
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[7> NG 26 potassium chloride 7.2
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woodmeal 40
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barium nitrate 32 [18> NG 50
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sodium carbonate 2 sodium nitrate 32.6
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woodmeal 17
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[8> NG 44 ammonium oxalate .4
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woodmeal 12
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anhydrous sodium sulfate 44 [19> NG 23
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potassium nitrate 27.5
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[9> NG 24 woodmeal 37
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potassium nitrate 32.5 ammonium oxalate 8
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woodmeal 33.5 barium nitrate 4
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ammonium oxalate 10 calcium carbonate .5
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The figures given in the right column are percentage parts, adding
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up to a sum of 100%. Percentage parts are always based on a weight ratio
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rather than volume. When preparing any high-explosive formulas, be sure you
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know what you are doing. Have the correct equipment, and the correct
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chemicals. Many of these chemicals are sold under brand names, which are more
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familiar than their chemical names, but, before assuming anything, read the
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ingredients, and take nothing for granted.
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These formulas listed above are for straight dynamite. Straight
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dynamite is a very primitive form of what we know today as dynamite. Later
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ammonium nitrate was added to the dynamite. This substance produced a
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greater explosive action, but less velocity. The intensification of the
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explosive action results because ammonium nitrate furnishes more oxygen for
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the dynamite. Ammonium nitrate has not only been used in dynamite, but also
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in many other different explosive compounds, including nitroglycerin,
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picric acid, and coal dust. Ammonium nitrate when mixed with these substances
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creates the cheapest form of high explosive known to man.
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