Almost all the common explosives listed here were mixtures of several common components: * Ammonium picrate * TNT (

Trinitrotoluene Trinitrotoluene (), more commonly known as TNT, more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. TNT is occasionally used as a reage ...

) * PETN (

Pentaerythritol tetranitrate Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), also known as PENT, PENTA, (ПЕНТА, primarily in Russian) TEN, corpent, or penthrite (or, rarely and primarily in German, as nitropenta), is an explosive material. It is the nitrate ester of pentaerythr ...

) * RDX * Powdered

aluminium Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. It ha ...

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Amatol Amatol is a highly explosive material made from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate. The British name originates from the words ammonium and toluene (the precursor of TNT). Similar mixtures (one part dinitronaphthalene and seven parts ammoni ...

, , Ammonium nitrate and TNT , , Extensively used in bombs, shells, depth charges and naval mines , - , Baronal, ,

Barium nitrate Barium nitrate is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ba( NO3)2. It, like most barium salts, is colorless, toxic, and water-soluble. It burns with a green flame and is an oxidizer; the compound is commonly used in pyrotechnics. Man ...

, TNT and powdered aluminium , , , - , Baratol, , Barium nitrate and TNT , , Used in British hand grenades. Also used as the low velocity explosive lens in the implosion type nuclear weapon,

Fat Man "Fat Man" (also known as Mark III) is the codename for the type of nuclear bomb the United States detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki on 9 August 1945. It was the second of the only two nuclear weapons ever used in warfare, the fir ...

, - , Composition A, , 88.3% RDX and 11.7%

plasticizer A plasticizer ( UK: plasticiser) is a substance that is added to a material to make it softer and more flexible, to increase its plasticity, to decrease its viscosity, and/or to decrease friction during its handling in manufacture. Plasticiz ...

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Composition B Composition B, colloquially Comp B, is an explosive consisting of castable mixtures of RDX and TNT. It is used as the main explosive filling in artillery projectiles, rockets, land mines, hand grenades and various other munitions. It was also use ...

, , RDX, TNT and wax , , Used as the high velocity explosive lens in the implosion type nuclear weapon,

, - , Composition H6, , 45% RDX, 30% TNT, 20% powdered aluminium and 5% wax , , Replaced Torpex for use in naval applications. , - , DBX (Depth Bomb Explosive), , 21% RDX, 21% ammonium nitrate, 40% TNT, 18% powdered aluminium , , An alternative for Torpex, that used less of the strategic material RDX , - ,

Minol The Volkseigener Betrieb, VEB Kombinat Minol, founded on 1 January 1956, was the state-owned gasoline and lubricant reseller of the German Democratic Republic. The marketing name MINOL was invented in 1949, when Die Deutsche Kraftstoff- und Mi ...

, , 40% TNT, 40%

ammonium nitrate Ammonium nitrate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . It is a white crystalline salt consisting of ions of ammonium and nitrate. It is highly soluble in water and hygroscopic as a solid, although it does not form hydrates. It is ...

and 20% powdered aluminium (Minol-2) , , Developed by the British Royal Navy and used in torpedoes, depth charges and naval mines. Unsuitable for shells because of a risk of detonation if subjected to very high accelerations. , - ,

Octol {{Short description, A high explosive mixture consisting of HMX and TNT Octol is a melt-castable, high explosive mixture consisting of HMX and TNT in different weight proportions. Composition Two formulations are commonly used: * 70% HMX & 30% T ...

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HMX HMX, also called octogen, is a powerful and relatively insensitive nitroamine high explosive, chemically related to RDX. Like RDX, the compound's name is the subject of much speculation, having been variously listed as High Melting Explosive, Her ...

(cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine) and 25% TNT , , Still in use , - ,

Pentolite Pentolite is a composite high explosive used for military and civilian purposes, e.g., warheads and booster charges. It is made of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) phlegmatized with trinitrotoluene (TNT) by melt casting.B. M. Dobratz & P. C. C ...

s, , 50% PETN and 50% TNT , , , - , Picratol, , 52% ammonium picrate and 48% TNT , , Used in armour-piercing shells and bombs as insensitive to shock , - ,

PIPE Pipe(s), PIPE(S) or piping may refer to: Objects * Pipe (fluid conveyance), a hollow cylinder following certain dimension rules ** Piping, the use of pipes in industry * Smoking pipe ** Tobacco pipe * Half-pipe and quarter pipe, semi-circular ...

, , 81% PETN and 19%

oil An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) & lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturated ...

, , , - , PTX-1, , 30% RDX, 50%

tetryl 2,4,6-Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine commonly referred to as tetryl ( C7 H5 N5 O8) is an explosive compound used to make detonators and explosive booster charges. Tetryl is a nitramine booster explosive, though its use has been largely superseded ...

and 20% TNT , , , - , PTX-2, , 41-44% RDX, 26-28% PETN and 28-33% TNT , , , - , PVA-4, , 90% RDX, 8% PVA and 2%

dibutyl phthalate Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) is an organic compound which is commonly used as a plasticizer because of its low toxicity and wide liquid range. With the chemical formula C6H4(CO2C4H9)2, it is a colorless oil, although commercial samples are often yell ...

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, , 85% RDX and 15% oil , , , - ,

Tetrytol Tetrytol is a high explosive, comprising a mixture of tetryl and TNT. Typically, the proportion of ingredients (by weight) is 65%, 70%, 75% or 80% tetryl to 35%, 30%, 25% or 20% TNT. Tetryl and TNT do form a eutectic with a setting point of 67.5 ...

s, , 70%

Tetryl 2,4,6-Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine commonly referred to as tetryl ( C7 H5 N5 O8) is an explosive compound used to make detonators and explosive booster charges. Tetryl is a nitramine booster explosive, though its use has been largely superseded ...

and 30% TNT , , , - ,

Torpex Torpex is a secondary explosive, 50% more powerful than TNT by mass. Torpex comprises 42% RDX, 40% TNT and 18% powdered aluminium. It was used in the Second World War from late 1942, at which time some used the names Torpex and RDX interchange ...

, , 42% RDX, 40% TNT and 18% powdered aluminium , , Developed for use in torpedoes, it was especially effective at producing destructive, underwater explosions. , - , Trialen 105, , 15% RDX, 70% TNT and 15% powdered aluminium , , Used by the

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, - , Explosive "D" , Ammonium picrate , , US Army/Navy , - , Type 91 Explosive , Trinitroanisol (TNA) , , Japanese Army/Navy Two nuclear explosives, containing mixtures of uranium and plutonium, respectively, were also used at the bombings of

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and

Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the ...

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