EXPLOSIVE COMPOSITION Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: explosives. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to powdered middle-power ammonium nitrate-based explosives, which can be used in packaged or unpackaged state in open cast mining and in underground mining under conditions not dangerous with regard to gas and dust. Explosive composition contains ammonium nitrate, wood flower, metallic fuel, and, as water-insoluble liquid hydrocarbon fuel: eutectic mixture of 50- 55% dinitrotoluene and 45-50% dinitroxylene, said metallic fuel being aluminum, ferrosilicium, ferrosilicoaluminum, or aluminum-silicon alloy. EFFECT: increased performance characteristics, explosion heat, and density. 2 cl, 1 tbl