This explosive was authorised in England under the name of Australite.
ATLAS POWDER.—A brand of American straight dynamite.
AUSTRALITE. See [ASTRALIT].
*AXITE. A smokeless powder made by Kynoch, Ltd., and used for sporting rifles. It is a sort of [Cordite MD], with a little of the guncotton replaced by potassium nitrate, and is in the form of flat strips. A sample had the composition—
| Nitroglycerine | 29·7 |
| Guncotton | 63·1 |
| Potassium nitrate | 1·9 |
| Mineral jelly | 5·1 |
| Volatile matter | 0·2 |
*B.—Poudre B is the French service propellant. It consists of nitrocotton gelatinised with ether-alcohol, in which it is partly soluble. A little diphenylamine is added to increase the stability. Formerly, various other additions have been made. A letter or letters are added to show the size of the powder and the purpose for which it is used—
| Poudre | BF for rifles (from fusil). |
| BNF a later powder for rifles (from nouveau). | |
| BC for field guns (from campagne). | |
| BSP for siege howitzers (from siège et place). | |
| BGC for larger military guns (from gros calibre). | |
| BM for naval ordnance (from marine); a figure is added to show the size. |
Further letters and figures are added to show other particulars about the powder; D2 means 2 per cent. of diphenylamine has been added as a stabiliser, or AM8, 8 per cent. of amyl alcohol. The place and date of manufacture are similarly indicated.
BAELENITE.—A Belgian mining explosive—
| I. | II. | |
| Ammonium nitrate | 85 | 95 |
| Trinitro-toluene | 15 | 5 |
Charge limite | 0 | 75 |