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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

[Notice No. 786] 

Commerce in Explosives; List of Explosive Materials 


   Pursuant to the provisions of section 841(d) of title 18, 
United States Code, and 27 CFR 55.23, the Director, Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, must publish and revise at least 
annually in the Federal Register a list of explosives determined 
to be within the coverage of 18 U.S.C. chapter 40, Importation, 
Manufacture, Distribution and Storage of Explosive Materials. 
This chapter covers not only explosives, but also blasting agents 
and detonators, all of which are defined as explosive materials 
in section 841(c) of title 18, United States Code. Accordingly, 
the following is the 1994 List of Explosive Materials subject 
to regulation under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40, which includes both 
the list of explosives (including detonators) required to be 
published in the Federal Register and blasting agents. The list 
is intended to also include any and all mixtures containing 
any of the materials in the list. Materials constituting blasting 
agents are marked by an asterisk. While the list is comprehensive, 
it is not all inclusive. The fact that an explosive material 
may not be on the list does not mean that it is not within the 
coverage of the law if it otherwise meets the statutory definitions 
in section 841 of Title 18, United States Code. Explosive materials 
are listed alphabetically by their common names followed by 
chemical names and synonyms in brackets. This revised list supersedes 
the List of Explosive Materials dated January 15, 1993, (58 
FR 4736) and will be effective as of the date of publication 
in the Federal Register. 

List of Explosive Materials 


A 
Acetylides of heavy metals. 
Aluminum containing polymeric propellant. 
Aluminum ophorite explosive. 
Amatex. 
Amatol. 
Ammonal. 
Ammonium nitrate explosive mixtures (cap sensitive). 
*Ammonium nitrate explosive mixtures (non cap sensitive). 
Aromatic nitro-compound explosive mixtures. 
Ammonium perchlorate explosive mixtures. 
Ammonium perchlorate composite propellant. 
Ammonium picrate [picrate of ammonia, Explosive D]. 
Ammonium salt lattice with isomorphously substituted inorganic 
   salts. 
*ANFO [ammonium nitrate-fuel oil]. 

B 
Baratol. 
Baronol. 
BEAF [1,2-bis (2,2-difluoro-2-nitroacetoxyethane)]. 
Black powder. 
Black powder based explosive mixtures. 
*Blasting agents, nitro-carbo-nitrates, including non cap sensitive 
   slurry and water-gel explosives. 
Blasting caps. 
Blasting gelatin. 
Blasting powder. 
BTNEC [bis (trinitroethyl) carbonate]. 
Bulk salutes. 
BTNEN [bis (trinitroethyl) nitramine]. 
BTTN [1,2,4 butanetriol trinitrate]. 
Butyl tetryl. 

C 
Calcium nitrate explosive mixture. 
Cellulose hexanitrate explosive mixture. 
Chlorate explosive mixtures. 
Composition A and variations. 
Composition B and variations. 
Composition C and variations. 
Copper acetylide. 
Cyanuric triazide. 
Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine [RDX]. 
Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine [HMX]. 
Cyclonite [RDX]. 
Cyclotol. 

D 
DATB [diaminotrinitrobenzene]. 
DDNP [diazodinitrophenol]. 
DEGDN [diethyleneglycol dinitrate]. 
Detonating cord. 
Detonators. 
Dimethylol dimethyl methane dinitrate composition. 
Dinitroethyleneurea. 
Dinitroglycerine [glycerol dinitrate]. 
Dinitrophenol. 
Dinitrophenolates. 
Dinitrophenyl hydrazine. 
Dinitroresorcinol. 
Dinitrotoluene-sodium nitrate explosive mixtures. 
DIPAM. 
Dipicryl sulfone. 
Dipicrylamine. 
Display fireworks. 
DNDP [dinitropentano nitrile]. 
DNPA [2,2-dinitropropyl acrylate]. 
Dynamite. 

E 
EDDN [ethylene diamine dinitrate]. 
EDNA. 
Ednatol. 
EDNP [ethyl 4,4-dinitropentanoate]. 
Erythritol tetranitrate explosives. 
Esters of nitro-substituted alcohols. 
EGDN [ethylene glycol dinitrate]. 
Ethyl-tetryl. 
Explosive conitrates. 
Explosive gelatins. 
Explosive mixtures containing oxygen releasing inorganic salts 
   and hydrocarbons. 
Explosive mixtures containing oxygen releasing inorganic salts 
   and nitro bodies. 
Explosive mixtures containing oxygen releasing inorganic salts 
   and water insoluble fuels. 
Explosive mixtures containing oxygen releasing inorganic salts 
   and water soluble fuels. 
Explosive mixtures containing sensitized nitromethane. 
Explosive mixtures containing tetranitromethane (nitroform). 
Explosive nitro compounds of aromatic hydrocarbons. 
Explosive organic nitrate mixtures. 
Explosive liquids. 
Explosive powders. 

F 
Flash powder. 
Fulminate of mercury. 
Fulminate of silver. 
Fulminating gold. 
Fulminating mercury. 
Fulminating platinum. 
Fulminating silver. 

G 
Gelatinized nitrocellulose. 
Gem-dinitro aliphatic explosive mixtures. 
Guanyl nitrosamino guanyl tetrazene. 
Guanyl nitrosamino guanylidene hydrazine. 

H
Hexogene or octogene and a nitrated N-methylaniline. 
Hexolites. 
HMX [cyclo-l,3,5,7-tetramethylene-2,4,6,8-tetranitramine; Octogen]. 
Hydrazinium nitrate/hydrazine/aluminum explosive system. 
Hydrazoic acid. 

I
Igniter cord. 
Igniters. 
Initiating tube systems. 

K 
KDNBF [potassium dinitrobenzo-furoxane]. 

L 
Lead azide. 
Lead mannite. 
Lead mononitroresorcinate. 
Lead picrate. 
Lead salts, explosive. 
Lead styphnate [styphnate of lead, lead trinitroresorcinate]. 
Liquid nitrated polyol and trimethylolethane. 
Liquid oxygen explosives. 

M 
Magnesium ophorite explosives. 
Mannitol hexanitrate. 
MDNP [methyl 4,4-dinitropentanoate]. 
MEAN [monoethanolamine nitrate]. 
Mercuric fulminate. 
Mercury oxalate. 
Mercury tartrate. 
Metriol trinitrate. 
Minol-2 [40% TNT, 40% ammonium nitrate, 20% aluminum]. 
MMAN [monomethylamine nitrate]; methylamine nitrate. 
Mononitrotoluene-nitroglycerin mixture. 
Monopropellants. 

N 
NIBTN [nitroisobutametriol trinitrate]. 
Nitrate sensitized with gelled nitroparaffin. 
Nitrated carbohydrate explosive. 
Nitrated glucoside explosive. 
Nitrated polyhydric alcohol explosives. 
Nitrates of soda explosive mixtures. 
Nitric acid and a nitro aromatic compound explosive. 
Nitric acid and carboxylic fuel explosive. 
Nitric acid explosive mixtures. 
Nitro aromatic explosive mixtures. 
Nitro compounds of furane explosive mixtures. 
Nitrocellulose explosive. 
Nitroderivative of urea explosive mixture. 
Nitrogelatin explosive. 
Nitrogen trichloride. 
Nitrogen tri-iodide. 
Nitroglycerine [NG, RNG, nitro, glyceryl trinitrate, trinitroglycerine]. 
Nitroglycide. 
Nitroglycol (ethylene glycol dinitrate, EGDN) 
Nitroguanidine explosives. 
Nitroparaffins Explosive Grade and ammonium nitrate mixtures. 
Nitronium perchlorate propellant mixtures. 
Nitrostarch. 
Nitro-substituted carboxylic acids. 
Nitrourea. 

O 
Octogen [HMX]. 
Octol [75% HMX, 25% TNT]. 
Organic amine nitrates. 
Organic nitramines. 

P 
PBX [RDX and plasticizer]. 
Pellet powder. 
Penthrinite composition. 
Pentolite. 
Perchlorate explosive mixtures. 
Peroxide based explosive mixtures. 
PETN [nitropentaerythrite, pentaerythrite tetranitrate, pentaerythritol 
   tetranitrate]. 
Picramic acid and its salts. 
Picramide. 
Picrate of potassium explosive mixtures. 
Picratol. 
Picric acid (manufactured as an explosive). 
Picryl chloride. 
Picryl fluoride. 
PLX [95% nitromethane, 5% ethylenediamine]. 
Polynitro aliphatic compounds. 
Polyolpolynitrate-nitrocellulose explosive gels. 
Potassium chlorate and lead sulfocyanate explosive. 
Potassium nitrate explosive mixtures. 
Potassium nitroaminotetrazole. 
Pyrotechnic compositions. 
PYX (2,6-bis(picrylamino))-3,5-dinitropyridine. 

R 
RDX [cyclonite, hexogen, T4, cyclo-l,3,5,- trimethylene-2,4,6,-
   trinitramine; hexahydro-l,3,5-trinitro-S-triazine]. 

S 
Safety fuse. 
Salutes, (bulk). 
Salts of organic amino sulfonic acid explosive mixture. 
Silver acetylide. 
Silver azide. 
Silver fulminate. 
Silver oxalate explosive mixtures. 
Silver styphnate. 
Silver tartrate explosive mixtures. 
Silver tetrazene. 
Slurried explosive mixtures of water, inorganic oxidizing salt, 
   gelling agent, fuel and sensitizer (cap sensitive). 
Smokeless powder. 
Sodatol. 
Sodium amatol. 
Sodium azide explosive mixture. 
Sodium dinitro-ortho-cresolate. 
Sodium nitrate-potassium nitrate explosive mixture. 
Sodium picramate. 
Special fireworks. 
Squibs. 
Styphnic acid explosives. 

T 
Tacot [tetranitro-2,3,5,6-dibenzo-l,3a,4,6a tetrazapentalene]. 
TATB [triaminotrinitrobenzene]. 
TEGDN [triethylene glycol dinitrate]. 
Tetrazene [tetracene, tetrazine, l(5-tetrazolyl)-4-guanyl tetrazene 
   hydrate]. 
Tetranitrocarbazole. 
Tetryl [2,4,6 tetranitro-N-methylaniline]. 
Tetrytol. 
Thickened inorganic oxidizer salt slurried explosive mixture. 
TMETN (trimethylolethane trinitrate). 
TNEF [trinitroethyl formal]. 
TNEOC [trinitroethylorthocarbonate]. 
TNEOF [trinitroethylorthoformate]. 
TNT [trinitrotoluene, trotyl, trilite, triton]. 
Torpex. 
Tridite. 
Trimethylol ethyl methane trinitrate composition. 
Trimethylolthane trinitrate-nitrocellulose. 
Trimonite. 
Trinitroanisole. 
Trinitrobenzene. 
Trinitrobenzoic acid. 
Trinitrocresol. 
Trinitro-meta-cresol. 
Trinitronaphthalene. 
Trinitrophenetol. 
Trinitrophloroglucinol. 
Trinitroresorcinol. 
Tritonal. 

U 
Urea nitrate. 

W 
Water bearing explosives having salts of oxidizing acids and 
   nitrogen bases, sulfates, or sulfamates (cap sensitive). 
Water-in-oil emulsion explosive compositions. 

X 
Xanthamonas hydrophilic colloid explosive mixture. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Deel, Specialist, Firearms 
and Explosives Operations Branch, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco 
and Firearms, 650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20226 
(202-927-8310). 


   Approved: December 30, 1993.

Daniel R. Black,
Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 94-333 Filed 1-6-94; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 4810-31-P 



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