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Energetic Materials Sensitivity

SAM4CH - 4-5-2007 at 08:57

How to make a standard test for any explosives "specialy high sensitive" like fulminates, AP, lead azide, lead styphnate to make sure it has same sensitive as international data for each materials.. what is referance for sensitives data!!?

what about falling metalic ball by electric magnetic "freely falling" what is the international standard and units for each materials if I try to do this test, but now I do not have a clear vision to make that simpe test?? need a help;)

Sensitivity Tests

MadHatter - 4-5-2007 at 18:23

The link below should get you started.

http://www.logwell.com/tales/mercury_fulminate.html

Joeychemist - 5-5-2007 at 00:33

That site doesn't even give refs for who or where those figures came from and besides look at some of the other content from that site. Not very reliable if you ask me...

Try this file;

Sensitivity of Explosives