The following is the list of all the major explosives and ignitable materials along with their corresponding composition.
Please note: There are some explosives with the same composition, it may either be its type or other name of it.
S.No. | Explosives | Composition |
1 | Acremite (ANFO) | Ammonium nitrate (94%), fuel oil (6%) |
2 | Aerozin | Anhydrous hydrazine (50%), Dimethylhydrazine (50%) |
3 | Amatex | TNT, ammonium nitrate, RDX |
4 | Amatols | TNT, ammonium nitrate |
5 | Ammonal | TNT, ammonium nitrate, aluminum |
6 | Ammoksil (Ammokcil; Ammonxyl) | Ammonium nitrate (82%), trinitroxylene (12%), aluminum(6%) |
7 | Amorces | Potassium chlorate, red phosphorus |
8 | ANFO (Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oi) | Ammonium nitrate (94%), liquid hydrocarbons (6%) |
9 | Astrolite | Hydrazine and Ammonium nitrate |
10 | B4 (B-Stoff 4) | Trinitroanisol (60-70%), Aluminum (30-40%) |
11 | Baratol | TNT, barium nitrate (10-20%) |
12 | Baronal | TNT (50%), barium nitrate (35%), aluminum (15%) |
13 | B-Black Powder | Sodium nitrate, sulfur, charcoal |
14 | Black Powder | Potassium nitrate (75%), sulfur (10%), charcoal (15%) |
15 | Blasting Gelatin | Nitroglycerine (92-94%), gelatinized soluble guncotton (6-8%). |
16 | Bonit (Swedish) | RDX, TNT with or without aluminum |
17 | Boom Powder | Iron oxide (50%), Titanium (32.5%), Zirconium (17.5%) |
18 | Boronite | Ammonium nitrate, TNT, Boron |
19 | Borotorpex | RDX (46%), TNT(44%), Boron (10%) |
20 | BTM | Cast mix of Tetryl (55%), TNT(25%), Aluminum (20%) |
21 | Composition I | Ammonium nitrate (65.5%), Sodium nitrate (10%), Dicyanodiamide (14%), Guanidine nitrate (10%) |
22 | Composition II | Ammonium nitrate (60%), Sodium nitrate (24%), Dicyanodiamide (8%), Guanidine nitrate (8%) |
23 | Composition A | RDX (91%), wax (9%) |
24 | Composition B | RDX (60%), TNT (39%), wax (1%) |
25 | Composition C | RDX (88.3%), Plasticizer (11.7%) |
26 | Composition 2 (C-2) | RDX (80%), Plasticizer (20%) |
27 | Composition 3 (C-3) | RDX (78%), Plasticizer (22%) |
28 | Composition 4 (C-4) | RDX (9%), plasticizer (10%) |
29 | Cyclotol I | RDX (50%), TNT(50%) |
30 | Cyclotol II | RDX (75%), TNT(25%) |
31 | DBT (Russian) | Dinitrobenzene, TNT |
32 | DBX | RDX (21%), Ammonium nitrate (21%), TNT (40%), aluminum (18%) |
33 | Dentex | RDX (47%), Dinitrotoluene (34%), Aluminum (18%) |
34 | Dithekite | Nitric acid, nitrobenzene, water |
35 | Explosive D | Ammonium picrate, picric acid |
36 | FLOX | Liquid oxygen and fluorine |
37 | FV/PETN | Fivonite, PETN |
38 | H-6 (Composition H6) | RDX(45%), TNT (30%), Aluminum (20%), Wax (5%) |
39 | HBX-1 | TNT, RDX, aluminum |
40 | Hexanit (Hexamit) | hexanitrodiphenylamine, TNT |
41 | Hex-24 | Potassium perchlorate (32%), RDX (16%), Aluminum (48%), asphalt (4%) |
42 | Hexal (German) | RDX, aluminum powder, wax |
43 | HTA-3 | HMX, TNT, aluminium |
44 | K-1 Splav (Russian) | TNT, DNB (dinitro naphthalene) |
45 | MABT (Italy) | TNT, dinitrophenol, picric acid |
46 | Macarite | TNT, lead nitrate |
47 | MAT (France, Italy) | TNT, picric acid |
48 | MBT (France, Italy) | Picric acid, dinitrophenol |
49 | Minex | RDX, TNT, Ammonium nitrate, Aluminum powder |
50 | Minol | TNT (40%), ammonium nitrate (40%), aluminum (20%) |
51 | Novit | Heanitrodiphenylamine, TNT, Aluminum |
52 | Octol | HMX (70%–75%), TNT (25%–30%) |
53 | PBXN 1 (Plastic bonded Explosives) | RDX (68%), Aluminum (20%), Nylon (12%) |
54 | PBXN 2 | HMX (95%), Nylon (5%) |
55 | PBXN 3 | RDX (86%), Nylon (14%) |
56 | Pentol/Pentolite | PETN, TNT |
57 | PENTRO | PETN, TNT, Paraffin |
58 | Picratol | TNT, ammonium picrate |
59 | PTX-1 (Picatinny ternary explosive) | RDX (30%), Tetryl (50%), TNT (20%) |
60 | PTX-2 | RDX (44%), PETN(28%), TNT (28%) |
61 | PTX-3 | EDN, Tetryl, TNT |
62 | PTX-4 | EDA, PETN, and TNT |
63 | Semigelatins | Ammonium nitrate, wood meal, gelatinized nitroglycerine |
64 | Tetrytol | Tetryl, TNT |
65 | Torpex | RDX (41%), TNT(41%), aluminium (18%) |
66 | Trialen (German) | TNT, RDX, Aluminum powder |
67 | Tritonal | TNT (80%), aluminium (20%) |
68 | Trixogen (TG-Trotil-Gheksogen) | RDX, TNT |
69 | Sodatol | Sodium nitrate, TNT |
70 | Veltex | HMX, nitrocellulose, nitroglycerine,nitrodiphenylamine, triacetine |
71 | SEMTEX | RDX, PETN |
Foot Notes:
- TNT: 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene
- Tetryl: 2,4,6-Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine
- RDX: Research Department eXplosive or Royal Demolition eXplosive; Chemical Name: cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine
- HMX: High Melting Explosive
- PETN: Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate
- EDN: Electric Instantaneous Detonator No.6 or No. 8
- EDA: Electric Instantaneous Detonator Aluminium