R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

Detonation
Table 9.
Explosive State Density Detonations at
Initiating
Distance in Water Pressure for
No 50 % 100 % Detonations
g/cm 3
mm mm mm kbar
composition B cast 1.68 18 17 16 17
Hexogen, 5 % wax pressed 1.63 22 21 20 12
PETN, 7 % wax pressed 1.60 29 28 27 7
Pentolite 50/50 cast 1.65 23 22 20 12
picric acid pressed 1.58 17 16 15 18
Tetryl pressed 1.53 24 – 23 10
TNT pressed 1.53 22 21 20 12
TNT cast 1.58 7 6 5 38
TNT cast 1.61 6 5;4 2 43
Pressure values comply well with those published in other literature.
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