Amatol is a highly explosive material made from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate. The British name comes from the words ammonium and toluene. Toluene is a precursor of TNT. Similar mixtures (one part dinitronaphthalene and seven parts ammonium nitrate) were known as Schneiderite in France. Amatol was used extensively during World War I and World War II. Typically it was used as an explosive in military weapons such as aircraft bombs, shells, depth charges, and naval mines. It was eventually replaced with other explosives such as Composition B, Torpex, and Tritonal.
