Other Names
Ammonium 2,4,6-trinitrophenolate, Explosive D
Britain - Dunnite; Ammonium trinitrophenolate
France - Picrate d'ammoniaque
Germany - Ammoniumpikrat
Hungary - Dunnit robbanóanyag
Italy - Picrato ammonico; Picrato d'ammonio
Japan - Pikurinsan Ammonia
Russia - Pikrat ammonia; Pikrinovokislyi amonii
Spain - Picrato amónico
Use
Since 1900 it has been used as an ingredient of military propellent and high explosive compositions. The terms Explosive D or Dunnite were code names originally applied to keep the composition secret.
The insensitivity of Ammonium Picrate to shock makes it a suitable bursting charge for armor piercing projectiles. It is also an ingredient of Picratol which can be cast loaded, and is used in some propellent compositions.
Source(s)
TM 9-1300-214, Military Explosives (w/C4, 1990)
FSTC 381-5042, Handbook of Foreign Explosives (1965)
OP 2216, Volume 1 - Aircraft Bombs, Fuzes, and Associated Components (1960)
OP 1280, Aircraft Bombs (1955)
OP 1664, Volume 1 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)
USNBD - Bombs and Fuzes, Pyrotechnics (1945)
TM 9-1904, Ammunition Inspection Guide (1944)
