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To: Gandalf_The_Gray

Wasn't Astrolite sold as a commercial blasting agent? Seems like awfully problematic stuff for commercial use.


123 posted on 08/10/2006 3:17:39 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: tacticalogic
Wasn't Astrolite sold as a commercial blasting agent?

Not that I'm aware of.

Astrolites' only claim to fame is it has the highest detonation velocity. Commercial explosives really don't need to be all that fast, cheap yes if you are using them by the ton like ANFO. There are other factors that go into a choice of blasting agent like the flame temperature of the decomposition products. It may sound odd but "cooler" explosives find use in mining because they allow blasting in gassy or dusty conditions. The azide in your airbag generates a great volume of nitrogen and very little heat when it detonates to deploy the bag.

Regards,
GtG

125 posted on 08/10/2006 4:55:54 PM PDT by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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