Swedish expls

Ohlsson, J. V. 11833—1923). Swedish expls specialist, who in collaboration with J.H. Norrbin in 1867, patented the first AN based expl, Am-moniakkrut (See Vol 1, A306-R to A307-L)... 

Hexotol, which. corresponds to the US Brit Cyclotol, is a Swedish expl mixture usually containing 60% Hexogen (RDX) 40% Tol (TNT). It has been manufd by AB Bofors-Nobelkrut in the form of granules. It corresponds to US Composition B-2 which is described in Vol 3, Table on p C479. When 1% of synthetic wax is added to 60/40 mixture, the expl becomes Composition B. Hexotol has been used in Sweden for. cast-loading shells at a density of 1.65-1.70. It is almost as insensitive to impact as TNT, but much more sensitive to initiation. 

Hexotonal. A Swedish expl mixture of Hexogen (RDX), TNT, and finely divided Al. Small amounts of desensitizer (wax), and in some... 

DOP has also heen used in Swedish expls and propints- Their specification requirements and tests are described in Ref 5... 

Blastine, A safety expl consisting of a mixt of NH4Cl04,NaN03,DNT 5% paraffin wax(Ref 1). It was claimed by Kedesdy to be 50% more powerful than dynamite. According to Barnett (Ref 3) this is a Swedish expl, but Stettbacher(Ref 4) and Thorpe (Ref 5) report a British expl called Blastine which consists of NH4CI04 60, NaNOj... 

Seramin (Ammonium Nitrate Dynamite). Soon after the invention of the Swedish expl Ammoni-akkrut (qv in this section), Bjoerkmann patented (June 1867) a blasting expl consisting of AN 72.5, NG 18, sawdust or charcoal 8.7, and benz or creosote 0.8%. Seranin, like the modified Ammoniakkrut contg NG, was more powerful than the Guhrdynamite invented earlier by A. Nobel... 

MF was first prepd in ihe 17th century by Swedish-German alchemist Baron Johann Kunkel von Lowenstern living from 1630 to 1703 (Hackh s Diet gives 1638 as date of birth). He obtd this dangerous expl by treating mercury with nitric acid and alcohol. The method was described in the book of Kunkel published in 1716 after his death. This book is listed and the prepn is briefly described by... 

Swedish Commercial Explosives of Nonper mrssible Type, With the exception of the book on Nitroglycerin and Dynamite (See Ref 55b), we do not have knowledge of any recent Swedish books, and therefore, our info about current Swed expls is rather limited... 

Nobelit.. See under Swedish permissible expls Nobel s Safety Pouder. Same as Guhrdynamic Novit a)TNT 60 HNDPhA 40% and b)TNT 55.7, HNDPhA 27.9 A1 powder 16.4% used for underwater expins [ Ref 25b, p 107 and A. Stettbacher, Protar 9, 38 41 (1943)]... 

Cronquist, Albert Werner (1846-1910). Swedish scientist who specialized in the science of expls. Hig obituary contributions are recorded by Klason (Ref 2) Cronquist (Ref 1) developed a "Pendulum for Determination of Inflammability of Propellants Ejq>losives (Grad der Entziindungsleichtigkeit in Ger) (Ref 1)... 

This expl, invented in 1876 by Swedish chemists C.J. Ohlsson and J.H. Norrbin, consisted of AN 80 and charcoal 20%. Such a mixt is the first known expl based on AN. The original mixt was difficult to initiate and was replaced by Nobel by one consisting of AN 80, NG 12 and charcoal 8%... 

Bonit (Cyclotol). Name applied to Swedish military expls developed by AB Bofors Nobel-Icr-ut. The following mixts were used before... 

Swedish detonating cord consists of a PETN core, covered with braided cotton threads, and protected by an outer coating of a plastic which is based on polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene. The quantity of PETN is 12g/m the total wt of Bonocord is 30g/m, and its outer diameter is 5.5mm. It has a deton vel of 6000—7000m/s, is initiated with a No 6 Exploder, and is used for direct detonation of all types of expl charges... 

Sprangdeg (Plastic Explosive). Name applied to Swedish plastic expls, usually contg RDX or PETN which have been desensitized with oil and special plasticizers... 

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