Encyclopedia: Ballistite
Ballistite is a smokeless propellant made from two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine (UK spelling), nitroglycerin (US spelling). It was developed and patented by Alfred Nobel in the l...
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Ballistite is a double-base powder used as a rocket propellant. It is composed of two explosive substances, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin,
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Definition of ballistite from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. Main Entry: ballistite...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on ballistite (chemical explosive), In 1887 Nobel introduced another of his revolutionary inventions, which he called...
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n. 1. (Chem.) A smokeless powder containing equal parts of soluble nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms...
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Note: Ballistite, the name given to a 19th century proprietary double base propellant was not used with QF or BL guns. In WW2 UK used two formulations A and B. A was 39.5% Nitroglycerine (NG) and 60.5% Nitrocellulose (NC). B was 38% NG and 60% NC with small amounts of Carbamite, Potassium Nitrate and Graphite.
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ballistite ( ′balə′stīt ) ( materials ) A smokeless propellant containing nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin; used in some rocket, mortar, and.
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From the time Nobel established operations in Sevran, he was occupied with research that led to the invention of ballistite in 1887. This was a gunpowder that left behind no solid particles when it burned, only small quantities of steam.
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The first cartridge type, called M91 like the rifle, used a hot two-based propellant, Alfred Nobel's Ballistite. Not only was it erosive and rapidly ruined the rifle's throats, but the Italian state also had to pay royalties to Nobel.
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