TYPE OF AGENT – Incendiary

NAME (COMMON) – Thermate 3, TH3

TYPE OF MATERIAL – Chemical mixture

DATE OF DISCOVERY – 1940

PHYSICAL STATE @ 20° C. – Solid

COMPOSITION – 68.7% Thermite, 29% Barium nitrate, 2% Sulfur, 0.3% Oil – as a binder

IGNITION POINT – 660° C. (1,220° F.)

BURNING TEMPERATURE – 2,200° C. (3,992° F.)

SOLID DENSITY – 4.1 g/cc

BURNING CHARACTERISTICS – Burns with a brilliant, volcanic flame spraying sparks of molten iron, creates a puddle of molten iron

USE – Filler for incendiary munitions

    The TH3 Thermate formulation was adopted as an improved ignition formulation to replace the original Thermite.