Military blasting gelatines

Military Blasting Gelatines. Expls used in Austria between 1878 and 1892 contg 96p of blasting gelatin (NG 90, Collodion Cotton 10%) and 4p of camphor. A similar expl was used in Russia during WWI for filling trench mortar rounds. 

Expl Power is always measured in relative terms, ie, relative to a standard expl and expressed as a percentage. For military explosives the consensus standard is TNT, and for commercial expls the standard is usually Blasting Gelatin (see Vol 2, B211-R). Three measurement methods are in common use ... 

Blasting gelatine and dynamites are now used only for civil purposes. Originally, they were suggested as military explosives, particularly for filling shells with a low muzzle velocity, until it was shown that fillings made with nitroglycerine explosives may cause premature explosions inside the barrel. 

Properties of Blasting Gelatin are discussed in Vol 2 of Encycl (Ref 60, pp B211-R to B212-L). Its military uses are described here under Class X... 

Austrian Military Dynamite of Siersch Hess. See DYNAMITE in this Vol, under Class X and also as "Camphorated Blasting Gelatin" in Vol 2, p C23-R... 

Some of Vieilie s results are listed by Davis in the Table on p 388, in which it is shown that erosion (per gram), caused by expln of NGu was 2.3mm, Poudre BF gave 6.4, BkPdr (military) 2.2, BkPdr (sporting) 4.5, Cordite 18.1, Ballistite VF 24.3, NMnt (Nitromannite) 23.6, and BG (Blasting Gelatin) 3L4, Following Vieille s experiments, causes of... 

Explosives Co. It contained less NG than conventional blasting gelatine, and was intended to husband stocks of glycerine for military use Ref Marshall, Diet (1920), 99... 

Italy-used a military demolition expl consisting of lOOps of 92/8-Blasting Gelatin and 5ps of camphor(Ref 4,p 310)... 

Camphorated Blasting Gelatin. A compn consisting of 90/10 Blasting Gelatin 96 and camphor 4% was used in Austria- Hungary as a military blast-, ing explosive. It was replaced in 1892 by Ekrasit (Ecrasite)... 

Appendix 2 — Secondary High Explosives A2.1 TNT A2.2 Nitrostarch A2.3 Tetryl A2.4 RDX A2.5 Nitroglycerin A2.6 Commercial Dynamite A2.7 Military Dynamite A2.8 Amatol A2.9 PETN A2.10 Blasting Gelatin A2.11 Composition B A2.12 Composition C4 A2.13 Ammonium Nitrate Colophon... 

Thus, Nobel invented dynamite. He also invented blasting gelatin and smokeless powder. Although he was the inventor of the explosives used by the military, he was a strong supporter of peace movements. 

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