Ecrasit

Ecrasit is an explosive material that is insensitive to moisture, shock or fire. It consists of a mixture of ammonium nitrate with picric acid and was invented by Siersch and Kubin in 1888–1889. Ecrasit is made from trinitrophenol by neutralizing its saturated solution with ammonia to form a light yellow, waxy solid. It melts at around 100 ° C. It usually burns over an open flame without detonation. It is also insensitive to friction. Therefore a detonator is required.

literature

• Jochen Gartz: From Greek fire to dynamite. A cultural history of explosives . ES Mittler & Sohn, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-8132-0867-2
• Josef Köhler, Rudolf Meyer: Explosives. 9th edition. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 1998, ISBN 3-527-28864-3 .

Web links

• Lexicon of German Explosive Mixtures (accessed on May 11, 2020)