Etn needs a proper Shockwave to detonate. Heating it to decomp doesn't cause a proper detonation. It's a secondary explosive, and needs a primary and to be meltcast to its higher density for a proper 7500kms (-ish don't quote me) detonation. Otherwise, good technique, excellent safety procedures! Using a hot water maker is a method im gonna steal! Thanks!
great video but some suggestions: .You don't necessarily need rfna .Wash with water after bicarb wash .Add a little pinch off bicarb to the recrystallization solution .use as minimum amount of solvent as possible .better to use acetone .if you are going to use it all as soon as you made it you don't really need to recrystallize
I could make the nitric in situ, but I don't have very much ammonium nitrate and I've heard the other nitrate salts make for a very nasty reaction. I had some rfna on hand, so I used that. There was a little bit of bicarb in the recrystallization like you suggested, might have forgotten to mention it. I used IPA instead of acetone because I'd heard that acetone can cause some issues. Thanks for the suggestions though!
@@mana3109acetone doesn't cause any issues, its just that the crystals of ETN are quite flaky and the density is poor,every solvant will give a different shape to the ETN crystals. To overcome the poor density of recrystalized ETN from various solvants, you can melt and cool the ETN to form high density meltcast ETN. Once cooled to room temp, the ETN chunks can be crushed into a coarse powder.
I'll add them in future videos. I rushed the production of this video, not super proud of it, but I'll put in more effort to make them easier to follow in the future.
Nice video! I'm also an energetic material lover, I'm looking forward to your next video.
May you have a very long and healthy life.
Etn needs a proper Shockwave to detonate. Heating it to decomp doesn't cause a proper detonation. It's a secondary explosive, and needs a primary and to be meltcast to its higher density for a proper 7500kms (-ish don't quote me) detonation.
Otherwise, good technique, excellent safety procedures! Using a hot water maker is a method im gonna steal! Thanks!
This is the quality ManateeMan content I've been waiting for
Amazing tutorials, keep it up
great video but some suggestions:
.You don't necessarily need rfna
.Wash with water after bicarb wash
.Add a little pinch off bicarb to the recrystallization solution
.use as minimum amount of solvent as possible
.better to use acetone
.if you are going to use it all as soon as you made it you don't really need to recrystallize
I could make the nitric in situ, but I don't have very much ammonium nitrate and I've heard the other nitrate salts make for a very nasty reaction.
I had some rfna on hand, so I used that.
There was a little bit of bicarb in the recrystallization like you suggested, might have forgotten to mention it.
I used IPA instead of acetone because I'd heard that acetone can cause some issues.
Thanks for the suggestions though!
@@mana3109acetone doesn't cause any issues, its just that the crystals of ETN are quite flaky and the density is poor,every solvant will give a different shape to the ETN crystals.
To overcome the poor density of recrystalized ETN from various solvants, you can melt and cool the ETN to form high density meltcast ETN.
Once cooled to room temp, the ETN chunks can be crushed into a coarse powder.
Sugar substitute to 8000 Meter a second VOD Boom Powder 😊
I still prefer RDX but you can't beat ETN, if only it was more stable.
Now i really sure to use heat foil etn for blasting cap , i think its strong like a primery explosive right?
Only the last detonation was full, the previous were like deflagrations, maybe ETN wasn't confined enough for it to fully detonate
what does he mean by 'slight basic solution'? after he dissolved in Ipa
What concentration of IPA do you use?
CAPTIONS WOULD BE NICE
I'll add them in future videos. I rushed the production of this video, not super proud of it, but I'll put in more effort to make them easier to follow in the future.
in b4 channel termination
yt-dlp to the rescue as per usual
EGDN
Maybe someday. I’ve currently got my eyes on tnt, but I may also make a historical stick of dynamite with NG and mercury fulminate.
@@mana3109 Soaking up NG with diatomaceous earth would be a great video