AbstractPropellant cords have been manufactured from nitrocellulose/nitroglycerin (50/50) pastes containing different types of nitrocellulose. The cords were manufactured using a solvent wet process involving incorporation and extrusion in the highly instrumented propellants processing facility at Waltham Abbey. It has been shown that the biological source from which the nitrocellulose is manufactured (wood or cotton) has a significant influence upon the dough rheology, cord diameter, shear heating and ultimate tensile strength of the dried cords. Additionally, the influence of extrusion rate upon the above parameters has been highlighted. This work compliments that previously undertaken upon the influence of nitrocellulose molecular weight on the properties of propellant doughs and dried cords.