Milford chronicle., 1935-02-01
NEW EXPLOSIVE,
STRONGER THAN
TINT, 'FOOL-PROOF'
Product, Announced By dupont Co.
ResistS Fire, Blows Of Hammers;
Dynamite Cartridge Alone
Causes Blast.

The DUPONT Company has an
nounced its discovery of nitramen
and thereby gave the slogan "Safet!
First" new slogan.
Nitramon, a high explosive TWEEN
ty per cent stronger than TINT, is
so safe" the children can play will
it. So foOl-prOof is it that nothing
but regular dynamite cartridge
can make il explode. The strongest
commercial blasting caps have fail
ed to explode the substance.
Announcement of this discovery
featured the opening session of the
eighteenth annual technical section
convention of the explosives depart
mPDt of the DUPONT Company at the
Hotel dupont. It's characteristics
and salient features were explained
to the explosives experts attending
from all parts of the United States
and several foreign countries.
Shots Are Harmless
Called the ultimate in safety"
the new invention is white solid.
resembling table salt caked hard
and of the same weight. II works
under water as well as i'm air, and
does not freeze. 1t has been shot at
with rifles, thrown into fires. bored
with red-hOt irons, subjected to
blow torches and beaten with fifty
pound trip-hammcrs without ex-
ploding.
The technical name, nitramon.
indicates its composition. This is
essentially nitrate of ammonia. con-
tanning 40 per cent of oxygen.
The secret of its resistance TO all
ordinary and extraordinary methods
OF detOnatiOn lies i'm the oxygen
and a special carbon compound.
To set off this combination is diff |
icult' but once started by a dyna-
mite cartridge, the carbon and oxy- /
gen combine with unusual speed. /
Their combination releases energy
At an explosive rate.
DecOmpOsed By Fire
In the tests, rcd-hOt iron bars
merely made holes i'm the nitro am
nonia cakes. The blow torch caused
l to sizzle where the flames
ouched, but it would not continue
turning after the torch was with
irawn. In fire the explOsiYC slowly
IecOmpOsed. "a
The explosive was designed for
Wasting and stripping work. 1t is
aid to be free from hazard in trans
'ortation and to make blasting work
ompietely safe up TO the moment J
I setting the dynamite detonatOrs. '
In small amounts il is virtually {
OF an explosive, because fair !
lzed lump is required before the '
Explosive reaction will work. I
The sizes used are in cans rang I
lg from four to seven inches in L
iameter and 16 to "a inches long. h
An address of welcome to the ex- il
-oslYes men was given by Lammot y
lPOnt, president Of the company.
hen they assembled. J. Thompson Il
rOwn. vice-president and former =
lad of the Explosives Department Z
SO welcomed the delegates. ]. W. Il
cCoy, general manager of the Exl V
osives Department. gave review il
the work of the department dur c
s the past year. p. ]. KimbaIl. as T.
'tant sales director, discussed the is
les problem confronting the de- CT
rtment. Arthur LaMotte. manager
the Technical Section. is presiding i'm
the convention. ha
In addition to the announcement &C
the new blasting agent, there were ra
'cussions on the technical aspects or
the use of explosives under vary CT
circumstances in different parts Br
the United States. sp