Editing Composition B (section)

== Use ==
Composition B was extremely common in [[Western World|Western nations']] munitions and was the standard explosive filler from early [[World War II]] until the early 1950s, when less sensitive explosives such as [[Composition H6]] began to replace it in many weapons.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} M65 bombs from 1953 containing degraded Composition B were responsible for much of the damage in the 1967 [[USS Forrestal fire|USS ''Forrestal'' fire]].

Some [[NATO]]-approved munitions suppliers such as [[Mecar]] have continued to use Composition B in their products.

Composition B is related to [[Cyclotol]], which has a higher proportion of RDX (up to 75%).

[[IMX-101]] is slowly replacing Comp B in US military artillery shells, and IMX-104 <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Walsh|first=Michael R.|last2=Walsh|first2=Marianne E.|last3=Ramsey|first3=Charles A.|last4=Thiboutot|first4=Sonia|last5=Ampleman|first5=Guy|last6=Diaz|first6=Emmanuela|last7=Zufelt|first7=Jon E.|date=2014-04-01|title=Energetic Residues from the Detonation of IMX-104 Insensitive Munitions|journal=Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics|language=en|volume=39|issue=2|pages=243–250|doi=10.1002/prep.201300095|issn=1521-4087}}</ref> in mortar rounds and hand grenades.