Nickel hydrazine nitrate
Properly made (talcum powder like consistency) | |
Improperly made (Hard chunks, grains of sand consistency) | |
| Names | |
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| Other names
Tris(hydrazine)nickel(II) nitrate Trihydrazinenickel nitrate NHN | |
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| Properties | |
| H12N8NiO6 | |
| Molar mass | 278.839 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | purple solid |
| Boiling point | explode |
| Explosive data | |
| Shock sensitivity | 18.82 J |
| Friction sensitivity | 15.6906 N |
| Detonation velocity | 3,600 m/s @ .8 g/cm3
7,000 m/s @ 1.7 g/cm3 |
| RE factor | 1.05 @ 1.7 g/cm3 |
| Hazards | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| 219 °C (426 °F; 492 K) | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Nickel hydrazine nitrate (NHN), (chemical formula: [Ni(N2H4)3](NO3)2 is an energetic material having explosive properties in between that of primary explosive and a secondary explosive. It is a salt of a coordination compound of nickel.