Octol

HMX

TNT

Octol , also known as octol or octolite , is a solid mixture of cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX) and trinitrotoluene (TNT) . As a 76:24 mixture, the substance has a density of 1.809 g / cm ³ and, as an explosive, a very high detonation speed of 8500 m / s; in comparison, TNT delivers between 5250 and 6700 m / s. Depending on the application, the mixing ratio HMX: TNT is between 70:30 and 76:24. A higher HMX content increases the detonation rate and reduces the stability of the mixture.

Octol is listed as a dangerous good under UN number 0266 . The explosive is used to bring together subcritical parts in fission or fission bombs (atomic bombs) and for shaped charges and warheads of rockets , cruise missiles and torpedoes .

Individual evidence

↑ Entry in "Law & Practice Hazardous Goods" on Google Books .
^ CL Meader: Numerical Modeling of Explosives and Propellants. CRC Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8493-3149-8 .
^ RP Carlisle: Powder and Propellants: Energetic Materials at Indian Head. University of North Texas Press, 2002, ISBN 9781574411492 .

[1] Entry in "Law & Practice Hazardous Goods" on Google Books .

[2] CL Meader: Numerical Modeling of Explosives and Propellants. CRC Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8493-3149-8 .

[3] RP Carlisle: Powder and Propellants: Energetic Materials at Indian Head. University of North Texas Press, 2002, ISBN 9781574411492 .