Pentolite, dry or wetted with less than 15 percent water, by mass
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.
The most common military variety of pentolite (designated "Pentolite 50/50") is a mixture of 50% PETN and 50% TNT. (Unlike other compound explosives, the number before the slash is the mass percentage of TNT and the second number is the mass percentage of PETN.) This 50:50 mixture has a density of 1.65 g/cm3 and a detonation velocity of 7400 m/s.
Civilian pentolite sometimes contains a lower percentage of PETN, usually around 2% ("Pentolite 98/2"), 5% ("Pentolite 95/5") or 10% ("Pentolite 90/10"). Civilian pentolites have a detonation velocity of about 7,800 metres per second. Wikipedia
Data from the Hazardous Materials Table
Source:
49 CFR §172 (2018/07)
(3) Hazard Class 1.1 Explosives |
UN 0151 |
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Compatibility group of explosives - Description of substances or article to be classifiedGroup: DSecondary detonating explosive substance or black powder or article containing a secondary detonating explosive substance, in each case without means of initiation and without a propelling charge, or article containing a primary explosive substance and containing two or more effective protective features.
Source: 49 CFR §173.52 |
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(9A) Passenger aircraft/rail | Forbidden |
(9B) Cargo aircraft only | Forbidden |
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(10A) Location | 04 Stowage category “04” means the material may be stowed “on deck” in closed cargo transport units or “under deck” in closed cargo transports on a cargo vessel (up to 12 passengers) but the material is prohibited on a passenger vessel. Source: 49 CFR §172.101(k) |
(10B) Other | |
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Segregation Chart for Load, Transport, Storage
In this table a statement is contained for each hazard class whether the loading, transport or storage with other hazard classes is allowed, is not permitted or is restricted. The table is based on U.S.-Code 49 CFR §177.848.
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May not be loaded, transported, or stored together in the same transport vehicle or storage facility. |
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Load, transport, storage together is not restricted. |
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Load, transport, storage together is allowed under restrictions. |
Substances with similar name
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