Torpex ("Torpedo explosive") is a secondary explosive, 50% more powerful than TNT by mass. [1] Torpex comprises 42% RDX, 40% TNT and 18% powdered aluminium. [2] It was used in the Second World War from late 1942, at which time some used the names Torpex and RDX interchangeably, much to the confusion of today's historical researchers. Torpex ...

May 6, 2018 · RDX or ‘Research Department Explosive,’ also dubbed Torpex, was surprisingly stable yet twice as powerful as TNT. Eventually, it would be used to blast through the hulls of Hitler’s U-boats, blow gaping holes in enemy dams in the Ruhr Valley and knock out bridges, railroad tracks and power stations across Nazi-occupied Europe.

Torpex comprises 42% RDX, 40% TNT and 18% powdered aluminium. It was used in the Second World War from late 1942. The name is short for 'Torpedo Explosive', having been originally developed for use in torpedoes.

Mar 7, 2022 · Torpex (TNT/RDX/aluminium) and cyclotetrame-thylenetetranitramine, known as Octogen [(HMX) (C 4 H 8 N 8 O 8)], became available at the end of World War II. In 1952 an explosive composition called ‘Octol’ was developed; this contained 75% HMX and 25% TNT.

May 28, 2018 · Torpex: Torpex is one of the explosives developed during this war to be used mainly in underwater ordnance. The original Torpex (Torpex 1) was a mixture of 45% RDX, 37% TNT, 18% Aluminum powder (1% wax added).

Oct 29, 2021 · When aluminum powder was added, the product — called Torpex — became the most effective underwater explosive of World War II. As valuable as it was, the Woolwich process could only manufacture RDX in small batches.

Torpex: Torpex is one of the explosives developed during this war to be used mainly in underwater ordnance. The original Torpex (Torpex 1) was a mixture of 45% RDX, 37% TNT, 18% Aluminum powder (1% wax added). Torpex 2, which is now being used, is 42% RDX, 40% TNT, 18% Aluminum powder (1% wax added).

Torpex is a high-powered explosive mixture, composed primarily of RDX (Research Department Explosive), TNT (Trinitrotoluene), and powdered aluminum. The compound was specifically designed for military applications and was extensively used during World War II, particularly in underwater munitions like torpedoes.

Other articles where Torpex is discussed: explosive: Picric acid and ammonium picrate: The torpedo warhead Torpex, for example, is a cast mixture of RDX, TNT, and aluminum.

Torpex is a mixture of 37-41% TNT, 41-45% RDX (cyclonite, cyclomethylene trinitramine) and 18% aluminum. HBX and H-6 are also TNT based with additives to increase their explosive power or increase their stability.