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What is the energy density of nitrocellulose propellant used in small arms cartridges?
The energy density of nitrocellulose propellant used in small arms cartridges is typically around 4.7 MJ/kg. This high energy density makes it a popular choice for ammunition due to its efficient combustion and performance.
What elements make up cordite?
Cordite is composed of three main ingredients: nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin, and sometimes a stabilizer such as mineral jelly. These components are mixed in specific proportions to create a stable and combustible propellant used in firearms.
How do you make nitrocellulose thinner what are the solvents and the ratio?
Nitrocellulose is soluble in a mixture of ethanol and ethylether.
What is the difference between nylon membrane and nitrocellulose membrane?
Nylon membranes are less brittle and easier to handle than nitrocellulose, making them ideal for reprobing. They also respond more robustly to various environmental storage conditions than nitrocellulose. Nylon's highly hydrophilic nature makes prewetting unnecessary, and nylon membranes have much higher binding capacities than nitrocellulose for nucleic acids.
Is cordite harmful if inhaled?
Yes, inhaling cordite can be harmful. Cordite is a type of smokeless propellant made from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin, and its combustion can release toxic gases and particulate matter. Inhalation can lead to respiratory issues and other health problems due to the presence of hazardous chemicals. It is advisable to avoid exposure to cordite and ensure proper ventilation when handling it.
What is cordite?
A mix of nitrocellulose and nitrogylcerine, usually extruded in sticks, and used as a propellant (gunpowder) in firearms and cannon.
What is the energy density of nitrocellulose propellant used in small arms cartridges?
The energy density of nitrocellulose propellant used in small arms cartridges is typically around 4.7 MJ/kg. This high energy density makes it a popular choice for ammunition due to its efficient combustion and performance.
What causes a bullet to shoot?
First, a couple of terms: What most people call a 'bullet' when referring to the thing you load into the gun, is more properly called the 'cartridge'. When the gun is fired, the projectile that comes out of the barrel is the actual bullet. A typical cartridge consists of a casing, a primer, propellant, and the bullet. The propellant used to be black gunpowder, but modern cartidges use a nitrocellulose-based* 'smokeless propellant'. We still tend to call the propellant the 'powder' though. When you pull the trigger on the gun, the gun's hammer strikes the percussive primer pressed into the end of the cartridge. This causes the primer to detonate, and the primer ignites the propellant (powder) in the cartridge. The propellant burns very fast, being completely consumed in a tiny fraction of a second, and this produces hot gasses. The gasses expand, creating tremendous pressure, and this pressure forces the bullet out of the cartridge and down the gun's barrel. Kind of like when you shoot a spitwad out of a straw. *So-called single base powders are mainly nitrocellulose. There are powders called double-base powders that are mainly nitrocellulose but have 10-40% added nitroglycerine to give them more energy.
What is gun-cotton?
The term guncottom is applied to nitrocellulose when it is used as a propellant or low-order explosive. Use the link below to learn more.
How do you get nitrocellulose?
You can get nitrocellulose from playing cards and films if broken apart.
What elements make up cordite?
Cordite is composed of three main ingredients: nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin, and sometimes a stabilizer such as mineral jelly. These components are mixed in specific proportions to create a stable and combustible propellant used in firearms.
What compounds plasticize nitrocellulose?
If the application is pyrotechnical, especially rocket propellant, energetic plasticizers are preferred. Nitroglycerin is probably the most widely used and effective energetic plasticizer for nitrocellulose. Nitroglycerin plasticized nitrocellulose is, in fact, the well-known "double base" smokeless powder. The commercial "Bullseye" pistol powder is 40% nitroglycerin. There are other energetic plasticizers, having equivalent specific energy to nitroglycerin, but safer to handle and store. These include diethylene glycol dinitrate (DEGDN), butanetriol trinitrate (BTTN), and trimethylolethane trinitrate (TMETN, in mixtures with DEGDN). If the application is application/engineering plastic, a very well-established plasticizer is camphor. The mixture of camphor and nitrocellulose is the well-known plastic "celluloid". As with energetic plasticizers, there are other inert plasticizers for nitrocellulose besides camphor. Phthalate esters are prominent in this group.
How do you make nitrocellulose thinner what are the solvents and the ratio?
Nitrocellulose is soluble in a mixture of ethanol and ethylether.
Propellant propellent which is correct?
Propellant
A sentence for detonate?
The small device was used to detonate the mining charges.
Is nitrocellulose present in red gum?
No.
What has the author Fritz Zimmer written?
Fritz Zimmer has written: 'Nitrocellulose ester lacquers' -- subject(s): Lacquer and lacquering, Nitrocellulose
