Description
Technical Highlights
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Raw cellulose: wood pulp or cotton linters – ISO 9001 & 45001 production
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Nitrogen (blend): 13.10 – 13.20 %
• Gun-cotton fibres ≥ 13.35 %
• Pyro-cellulose fibres ≤ 12.65 % -
Viscosity: 9-15 s (falling-ball) • 30-50 mPa·s (2 % in acetone)
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Moisture as supplied: 27 – 32 %
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Fineness: 80 – 110 ml / 10 g (dry)
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Ether–alcohol solubility: 30 – 40 %
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Bergmann-Junk stability (132 °C): ≤ 2.5 ml NO g⁻¹
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Standard: MIL-DTL-244C (20 May 2014)
Full Certificate of Analysis accompanies every lot.
Core Applications
Defence & Ballistics
• Single-base powders for rifles, handguns and magnum hunting loads
• Mortar increment charges and bagged artillery propellants
• Low-flash tracer or sub-sonic booster layers
• Igniter formulations for composite rockets
Industrial & Consumer
• Fast-dry nitrocellulose lacquers for furniture, leather and guitars
• High-speed flexographic and gravure printing inks
• Nail-polish film former with superior chip resistance
• Safety-match heads, pyrotechnic binders, speciality adhesives
Safety & Compliance
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UN 2555 – Division 4.1 (Flammable Solid), Packing Group II
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Drying, blending or granulation must be performed in licensed ATEX / OSHA explosives facilities.
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Conforms to MIL-DTL-244C; every shipment is backed by COA and MSDS.