Difference between revisions of "Explosive material"
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| − | An '''explosive material''', or '''explosive''', is a substance | + | 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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Latest revision as of 21:50, May 26, 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.
