Grenades thermite

Thermite grenade consisted of a cylindrical sheet iron container filled with thermite (about 600g) slightly moistened with sodium silicate. In the center of the thermite was a cavity in which... 

Standard grenades. According to Fisher (Ref 9, p 55-6), there are two kinds of standard grenades used at the present time by the US Armed Forces, a/ thermite type [and b/ phosphorous type... 

By attaching an exterior Primacord detonator, the grenade may be exploded during burning of the thermite, thus scattering particles of molten iron a distance of about 75 feet... 

Thermite does not have the same ability as Mg or oil incendiary agents to start secondary fires because its heat of combustion is comparatively low and because it bums so quickly. However, the high temp produced by burning Thermite is sufficient to melt iron or steel with which it comes in contact, and it is very effective as an igniter for Mg bombs. It is still used in hand grenades and bombs... 

Gasless (producing less than 10 mL g 1 of gas) delays (Fig. 2.16a) are used in a large number of items every year in a range of US military applications, for example in grenades of the fuse type M201A1. Up until now, they have often been based on thermite reactions such as that shown in the following equation (equation 1). 

Cylindrique, and by the Americans, Thermite Hand Grenade, MK-I. These two grenades were identi( al, the American grenade Nring copied directly from the Fnuich as the most succe.ssful device of its kind. 

United States Thermite Hand Grenade, M-I (Fig. 13).—This grenade consisted of the following parts ... 

The thermite incendiary grenade was effective because of the intense lK at of the molten material. It was placed by hand above the object to tie burned and used principally for the dcstructioir of nonconibustiblc... 

To make a thermite grenade which will ignite by potassium chlorate and sugar or flare igniter, you start with aluminum tubing inches in diameter, or more, and five inches long. 

Use of a T-10 model to destroy smoke, riot agent, and thermite grenades and eartridges at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama ... 

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