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Formulas For Ammonium Nitrate Compounds
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(Note: In the Anarchist Cookbook, there are originally 61 formulas. I am
only including 10 of the 61 here for two reasons: 1) To cut disk space, and
2) Most of the formulas are VERY similar)
[1> Ammonium nitrate 60 [2> Ammonium nitrate 34
Potassium nitrate 29.5 Potassium nitrate 34
Sulfur flour 2.5 TNT 17
Charcoal powder 4 Ammonium chloride 15
Woodmeal 4
[4> Ammonium nitrate 70
[3> Ammonium nitrate 59 Ammonium sulfate 9
Woodmeal 10 Nitroglycerin 6
Nitroglycerin 10 Barium sulfate 7
Sodium chloride 20 Dextrin 8
Magnesium carbonate 1
[6> Ammonium nitrate 75
[5> Ammonium nitrate 88 Aluminum powder 25
Charcoal powder 12
[8> Ammonium nitrate 64
[7> Ammonium nitrate 94 TNT 15
Potassium nitrate 2 Sodium chloride 21
Charcoal powder 4
[10> Ammonium nitrate 35
[9> Ammonium nitrate 60 Potassium nitrate 33
Woodmeal 10 TNT 15
Nitroglycerin 10 Ammonium chloride 20
Sodium chloride 20
The formulas listed above are for high explosives. They are not for
cherry bombs or Roman candles. The ingredients that make up these formulas
have several functions: The first is the explosive agent itself, the second is
the stabilizing agent, and third is a texturizer (paraffin). Below are listed
the most important and common ingredients that are used to form an explosive
compound, and a description of their purpose and function.
[Ammonium Nitrate]: An extremely unstable, white explosive, usually in
crystalline form.
[Aluminum]: A silver metallic powder, when in pyro grade, it is a major
ingredient in many ammonal explosive compounds.
[Ammonium Oxalate]: A very valuable stabilizing agent, especially for nitro.
[Barium Nitrate]: Nitrated barium, in white crystalline powdered form.
[Charcoal Powder]: A fine black powder, which is extremely absorbent, and used
extensively in pyrotechnics.
[Guncotton]: Nitrated cellulose (sawdust) is fairly stable, but usually used
with other ingredients rather than alone. It is about 13-14% nitrogen.
[Naphthalene]: This is a sensitizing agent that is normally in a white
crystalline form.
[Paraffin]: This is a primary ingredient in plastique, and acts as a
texturizer.
[Potassium Nitrate]: An explosive compound in itself, which is stable. It is
usually in a white crystalline form.
[Potassium Perchloride]: A white powder used as an igniting agent in high
explosives. It is an extremely common ingredient in low explosives.
[Resin]: A gummy substance, which is flammable, and used in high explosives as
an igniting agent.
[Sodium Carbonate]: This white crystalline powder acts to neutralize acid,
which may make the explosive more unstable than it normally is.
[Sodium Chloride]: This is nothing more than ordinary table salt, and is used
as a cooling agent in many high explosives.
[Sodium Nitrate]: A stable explosive compound which has the advantage of
being water-absorbent.
[Sodium Sulfate]: A stabilizing powder, which is water-resistant.
[Starch]: This can be either potato or corn starch, and acts as an absorbent
in many explosive compounds.
[Sulfur]: A yellow crystalline powder, which should be used in flour form
only.
[Vaseline]: A clear petroleum jelly used in a similar manner as paraffin, as
a plasticizer, for many forms of exploding gelatins and plastic
explosives.
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