Military explosives nitroguanidine

Upon removal of the elements of water with concentrated sulfuric acid, the important military and industrial explosive nitroguanidine... 

NItroguanidine. Nitroguanidine, 17, also known as picrite (CH4N4O2). has been used as an industrial explosive but not as a military explosive because of its relatively low energy content and difBcully of initiation [4-6]. 

TNT is one of the least sensitive of military explosives only ammonium picrate, nitroguanidine, and ammonium nitrate are less sensitive. Impact tests yield high values relative to other military explosives, but impact sensitivity increases sharply with increasing temperature, as shown in table 8-56. Diminishing sensitivity has been reported down to- 196°C. Gap and projectile test results indicate cast TNT is less sensitive than the pressed materiel. Test results from the mod-... 

The specification for military nitroguanidine covers two types of material and two classes with respect to granulation. The requirements with which the explosive must comply are as follows ... 

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