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2,4,6-Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine or tetryl (C 7 H 5 N 5 O 8) is an explosive compound used to make detonators and explosive booster charges. Tetryl is a nitramine booster explosive, though its use has been largely superseded by RDX .
Tetrytol is a high explosive, comprising a mixture of tetryl and TNT. [1] Typically, the proportion of ingredients (by weight) is 65%, 70%, 75% or 80% tetryl to 35%, 30%, 25% or 20% TNT. Tetryl and TNT do form a eutectic with a setting point of 67.5 °C, which consists of 55% tetryl and 45% TNT. [2]
Name Composition Notes Amatol: Ammonium nitrate and TNT: Extensively used in bombs, shells, depth charges and naval mines Baronal: Barium nitrate, TNT and powdered aluminium ...
Tetryl replaced picric acid because it is more stable, and was once a very popular chemical for booster charges, particularly during World War II. However, since then, tetryl has largely been replaced by other compositions, e.g. a small cylinder or pellet of phlegmatized RDX (e.g. CH-6 or Composition A-5) or PETN (slightly larger than the ...
Composition C-1 contained a slightly smaller proportion of RDX, but used an explosive plasticiser, which contained tetryl, nitrocellulose and a mixture of nitroaromatics produced during the manufacture of TNT (containing trinitrotoluene, dinitrotoluene, and mononitrotoluene), and a trace of solvent.
Tetryl: Sub-booster: Both: Meiayaku: Pressed. RDX: Sub-booster: Army: Shouyaku: Pressed. Often used with wax 70% Trinitroanisole 30% HND: Main charge, auxiliary booster: bombs, sea mines, depth charges: Navy: H 2 kongo or Type 98: Pressed. TNT: Main charge: Projectiles, hand grenades rarely in bombs: Army: Chakatusuyaku (tea colored explosive ...
Composition B was extremely common in Western nations' munitions and was the standard explosive filler from early World War II until the early 1950s, when less sensitive explosives such as Composition H6 began to replace it in many weapons.
The tetryl loading consisted of a 200 gr (13 g) tetryl pellet pressed into the shell cavity under 9,000-10,000 psi (60-70 MPa) pressure and the remainder of the charge of two equal increments pressed under approximately 9,000 psi (62 MPa) pressure. The Composition "A" bursting charge is loaded in the same manner as the tetryl charge, except ...