Formulas For Ammonium Nitrate Compounds --------------------------------------- (Note: In the Anarchist Cookbook, there are originally 61 formulas. I am only including 10 of the 61 here for two reasons: 1) To cut disk space, and 2) Most of the formulas are VERY similar) [1> Ammonium nitrate 60 [2> Ammonium nitrate 34 Potassium nitrate 29.5 Potassium nitrate 34 Sulfur flour 2.5 TNT 17 Charcoal powder 4 Ammonium chloride 15 Woodmeal 4 [4> Ammonium nitrate 70 [3> Ammonium nitrate 59 Ammonium sulfate 9 Woodmeal 10 Nitroglycerin 6 Nitroglycerin 10 Barium sulfate 7 Sodium chloride 20 Dextrin 8 Magnesium carbonate 1 [6> Ammonium nitrate 75 [5> Ammonium nitrate 88 Aluminum powder 25 Charcoal powder 12 [8> Ammonium nitrate 64 [7> Ammonium nitrate 94 TNT 15 Potassium nitrate 2 Sodium chloride 21 Charcoal powder 4 [10> Ammonium nitrate 35 [9> Ammonium nitrate 60 Potassium nitrate 33 Woodmeal 10 TNT 15 Nitroglycerin 10 Ammonium chloride 20 Sodium chloride 20 The formulas listed above are for high explosives. They are not for cherry bombs or Roman candles. The ingredients that make up these formulas have several functions: The first is the explosive agent itself, the second is the stabilizing agent, and third is a texturizer (paraffin). Below are listed the most important and common ingredients that are used to form an explosive compound, and a description of their purpose and function. [Ammonium Nitrate]: An extremely unstable, white explosive, usually in crystalline form. [Aluminum]: A silver metallic powder, when in pyro grade, it is a major ingredient in many ammonal explosive compounds. [Ammonium Oxalate]: A very valuable stabilizing agent, especially for nitro. [Barium Nitrate]: Nitrated barium, in white crystalline powdered form. [Charcoal Powder]: A fine black powder, which is extremely absorbent, and used extensively in pyrotechnics. [Guncotton]: Nitrated cellulose (sawdust) is fairly stable, but usually used with other ingredients rather than alone. It is about 13-14% nitrogen. [Naphthalene]: This is a sensitizing agent that is normally in a white crystalline form. [Paraffin]: This is a primary ingredient in plastique, and acts as a texturizer. [Potassium Nitrate]: An explosive compound in itself, which is stable. It is usually in a white crystalline form. [Potassium Perchloride]: A white powder used as an igniting agent in high explosives. It is an extremely common ingredient in low explosives. [Resin]: A gummy substance, which is flammable, and used in high explosives as an igniting agent. [Sodium Carbonate]: This white crystalline powder acts to neutralize acid, which may make the explosive more unstable than it normally is. [Sodium Chloride]: This is nothing more than ordinary table salt, and is used as a cooling agent in many high explosives. [Sodium Nitrate]: A stable explosive compound which has the advantage of being water-absorbent. [Sodium Sulfate]: A stabilizing powder, which is water-resistant. [Starch]: This can be either potato or corn starch, and acts as an absorbent in many explosive compounds. [Sulfur]: A yellow crystalline powder, which should be used in flour form only. [Vaseline]: A clear petroleum jelly used in a similar manner as paraffin, as a plasticizer, for many forms of exploding gelatins and plastic explosives. ************************************************