Dry filling with Amatol 80 / 20 in block form and by pressing was used but was not considered to be a success.
22.
New explosives such as trotyl ( TNT ) and amatol were provided with storage and processing rooms near the shell-filling rooms.
23.
The M42A1 High Explosive shell contained a explosive filler of TNT or a mixture of of cast TNT and 50 / 50 Amatol.
24.
This was well suited to Lyddite filling, but it was found that Amatol with more than 40 % ammonium nitrate did not pour well.
25.
Britain was slow to move from 40 / 60 Amatol to the preferred 80 / 20 mixture during World War I, due to manufacturing difficulties.
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T . A . ) . 208 boreholes were placed around the building, using 136 lb of plastic explosive, and 75 lb of amatol.
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The colour of amatol ranges from off-white to slightly yellow or pinkish brown, depending on the mixture used and remains soft for long periods of storage.
28.
Amatol had the advantage of stability and the warhead was protected by a thick layer of fiberglass, but even so it could still explode in the re-entry phase.
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The Mark VII's amatol charge was estimated to be capable of splitting a submarine pressure hull at a distance of, and forcing the submarine to surface at twice that.
30.
However, the lowest grades of amatol could not be produced by casting molten TNT . Instead, flaked TNT was thoroughly mixed with powdered ammonium nitrate and then compressed or extruded.
