Cheddite

Cheddite
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Cheddite is a class of explosive materials that were originally manufactured in the town of Chedde in Haute-Savoie, France in the early twentieth century. Closely related to Sprengel explosives, cheddites consisted of a high proportion of inorganic chlorates mixed with nitroaromatics (e.g. nitrobenzene or dinitrotoluene) plus a little paraffin or castor oil as a moderant for the chlorate. Several different types were made, and they were principally used in quarrying. Due to availability of ingredients and easy production process it was also the most common explosive material manufactured by the Polish Underground State in occupied Poland during World War II; it was used for production of the R wz. 42 and Filipinka hand grenades.

Since the 1970s, Cheddite is the commercial name for an explosive compound used as an explosive primer for shotgun cartridges. It contains 90% potassium chlorate, 7% paraffin, 3% petroleum jelly, and traces of carbon black.

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  • cheddite — [ ʃedit ] n. f. • 1908; du nom de Chedde, village de Haute Savoie ♦ Techn. Explosif à base de chlorate (de potassium, de sodium) et d un dérivé nitré du toluène (dinitrotoluène). ● cheddite nom féminin (de Chedde, nom propre) Explosif chloraté… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Cheddite — Die Péchiney Fabrik in Chedde, Haute Savoie, Frankreich. Cheddite (französisch cheddite) ist die Bezeichnung für eine Gruppe von nichthomogenen Chloratsprengstoffen, die ab Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts in Frankreich, später auch in Großbritannien… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cheddite — À Chedde, l usine où était produite la cheddite. La cheddite est une classe d explosifs, fabriqués au début du XXe siècle dans le village de Chedde (commune de Passy) en Haute Savoie. Proches des explosifs de type Sprengel, les cheddites… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • cheddite — ched·dì·te s.f. TS chim. potente esplosivo molto sensibile agli urti e facilmente infiammabile, usato nella fabbricazione di mine e bombe {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1913. ETIMO: dal fr. cheddite, der. di Cheddes, nome di una località francese dell… …   Dizionario italiano

  • CHEDDITE — n. f. T. de Chimie Sorte d’explosif …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • cheddite — /ched uyt, shed /, n. Chem. an explosive for blasting, composed of a chlorate or perchlorate mixed with a fatty substance, as castor oil. [1905 10; named after Chedde, town in Savoy where it was first made; see ITE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • cheddite — chedd·ite …   English syllables

  • cheddite — /ˈtʃɛdaɪt/ (say cheduyt), /ˈʃɛdaɪt/ (say sheduyt) noun an explosive used for blasting made up of a chlorate or perchlorate mixture with a fatty substance, such as castor oil. {French Chedde placename (of Savoy) + ite ite1} …  

  • cheddite — ˈshedīt, ch noun ( s) Etymology: Chedde, town in Haute Savoie, France, where it was first made + English ite : a blasting explosive consisting essentially of a mixture of a chlorate or perchlorate (as of potassium) with an aromatic nitro compound …   Useful english dictionary

  • ddite — cheddite luddite lyddite …   Dictionnaire des rimes

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