- Explosive - Wikipedia
An explosive (or explosive material) is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure
- Explosive | Definition, Types, Examples, Facts | Britannica
explosive, any substance or device that can be made to produce a volume of rapidly expanding gas in an extremely brief period There are three fundamental types: mechanical, nuclear, and chemical A mechanical explosive is one that depends on a physical reaction, such as overloading a container with compressed air
- BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EXPLOSIVES - The World Factbook
Explosives are chemical elements, compounds or physical mixtures that have the ability to convert to enormous amounts of gases in a very short time (1 1000 of a second) that takes place by external activator
- 1: Introduction to Explosives Free - Royal Society of Chemistry
The development of permitted and blasting explosives for commercial use is briefly covered together with the introduction of Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO), slurry and emulsion explosives Blackpowder, also known as gunpowder, was most likely the first explosive composition
- Explosives Safety 101: All Your Burning Questions
Explosives come in various forms, most commonly referred to as Hazard Divisions (HD) What categories of explosives exist and how are munitions assigned into the various groups? This article provides an introduction into explosives hazard classification and associated testing
- Explosives - Types Of Explosives And Their Sources Of Power
Types Of Explosives And Their Sources Of Power All chemical explosives, whether solid, liquid, or gas, consist of a fuel, a substance that burns, and an oxidizer, a substance that provides oxygen for the fuel
- Classes 1-9 of dangerous goods explained
Dangerous goods are classified into 9 different classes, based on the dangerous properies of the goods or substance If the goods have multiple dangerous propreties, the most dominant one determines the class to which it shall belong
- Explosives - examples, body, used, process, type, chemical, form . . .
Explosives are materials that produce violent chemical or nuclear reactions These reactions generate large amounts of heat and gas in a fraction of a second Shock waves produced by rapidly expanded gases are responsible for much of the destruction seen following an explosion
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