Editing TNT (section)

== Applications ==
TNT is one of the most commonly used explosives for military, industrial, and mining applications. TNT has been used in conjunction with [[hydraulic fracturing]] (popularly known as fracking), a process used to acquire oil and gas from shale formations. The technique involves displacing and detonating [[nitroglycerin]] in hydraulically induced fractures followed by wellbore shots using pelletized TNT.<ref name="recovery">{{cite journal|last1=Miller|first1=J. S.|last2=Johansen|first2=R. T.|date=1976|title=Fracturing Oil Shale with Explosives for In Situ Recovery.|journal=Shale Oil, Tar Sand and Related Fuel Sources|pages=151|url=https://web.anl.gov/PCS/acsfuel/preprint%20archive/Files/19_2_LOS%20ANGELES_04-74__0060.pdf|access-date=27 March 2015|bibcode=1976sots.rept...98M|archive-date=2 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002204137/https://web.anl.gov/PCS/acsfuel/preprint%20archive/Files/19_2_LOS%20ANGELES_04-74__0060.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

TNT is valued partly because of its insensitivity to shock and friction, with reduced risk of accidental [[detonation]] compared to more sensitive explosives such as [[nitroglycerin]]. TNT melts at 80&nbsp;°C (176&nbsp;°F), far below the temperature at which it will spontaneously detonate, allowing it to be poured or safely combined with other explosives.  TNT neither absorbs nor dissolves in water, which allows it to be used effectively in wet environments.  To detonate, TNT must be triggered by a pressure wave from a starter explosive, called an [[explosive booster]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=TNT |url=https://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/vchemlib/mim/bristol/tnt/tnt_text.htm |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=www.ch.ic.ac.uk}}</ref>

Although blocks of TNT are available in various sizes (e.g. 250&nbsp;g, 500&nbsp;g, 1,000&nbsp;g), it is more commonly encountered in [[synergistic]] explosive blends comprising a variable percentage of TNT plus other ingredients. Examples of explosive blends containing TNT include:
* [[Amatex]] ([[ammonium nitrate]] and [[RDX]])<ref>{{cite book | isbn = 978-0-85177-329-2 | page = 100 | author = Campbell J | year = 1985 | publisher = Conway Maritime Press | location = London | title = Naval weapons of World War Two}}</ref>
* [[Amatol]] (ammonium nitrate<ref>{{cite book | location = Washington, D.C. | title = U.S. Explosive Ordnance, Bureau of Ordnance | year = 1947 | publisher = U.S. Department of the Navy | url = http://www.maritime.org/doc/ordnance/index.htm | pages = 580 }}</ref>)
* [[Baratol (explosive)|Baratol]] ([[barium nitrate]] and wax)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/explosives-compositions.htm | title = Explosives - Compositions | website = globalsecurity.org}}</ref>
* [[Composition B]] (RDX and paraffin wax<ref>Military Specification MIL-C-401</ref>)
* [[Composition H6]]
* [[Cyclotol]] (RDX)<ref>{{cite book |author = Cooper PW | year = 1996 | title = Explosives Engineering | publisher = Wiley-VCH | isbn = 978-0-471-18636-6}}</ref>
* [[Ednatol]]
* [[Hexanite]]{{cn|date=April 2023}} ([[hexanitrodiphenylamine]]<ref>[http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/specials/special_torpedoes_mines.htm &#91;secondary source&#93; webpages:submarine torpedo explosive] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130102095230/http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/specials/special_torpedoes_mines.htm |date=2013-01-02 }} Retrieved 2011-12-02</ref><ref>[https://www.scribd.com/doc/39682972/Encyclopedia-of-Explosives-A-Compilation-of-Principal-Explosives-Their-Characteristics-Processes-of-Manufacture-And-Uses-USA-1960 ''scribd.com'' website showing copy of a North American Intelligence document see:page 167] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510223600/http://www.scribd.com/doc/39682972/Encyclopedia-of-Explosives-A-Compilation-of-Principal-Explosives-Their-Characteristics-Processes-of-Manufacture-And-Uses-USA-1960 |date=2013-05-10 }} Retrieved 2011-12-02</ref>)
* [[Minol (explosive)|Minol]]
* [[Octol]]
* [[Pentolite]]
* [[Picratol]]
* [[Tetrytol]]
* [[Torpex]]
* [[Tritonal]]