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An '''explosive material''', or '''explosive''', is a substance which can produce an burst of [[heat]] and gas when [[heat]], [[electricity]] or pressure is applied to it. Explosive material is highly combustible--lower explosives will deflagrate, but high explosives instantly detonate. This creates a shortwave of heat and gas, which gives the material its destructive power. | An '''explosive material''', or '''explosive''', is a substance which can produce an burst of [[heat]] and gas when [[heat]], [[electricity]] or pressure is applied to it. Explosive material is highly combustible--lower explosives will deflagrate, but high explosives instantly detonate. This creates a shortwave of heat and gas, which gives the material its destructive power. | ||
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| + | *[https://safety.vanderbilt.edu/waste/highly-hazardous-chemicals-explosives.php Vanderbilt's list of explosive materails] | ||
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Revision as of 17:44, March 15, 2017
An explosive material, or explosive, is a substance which can produce an burst of heat and gas when heat, electricity or pressure is applied to it. Explosive material is highly combustible--lower explosives will deflagrate, but high explosives instantly detonate. This creates a shortwave of heat and gas, which gives the material its destructive power.