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Are explosives very acidic

Updated: 8/17/2019
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Yes, extremely. The yellowish smoke of a high-velocity explosive is mostly H2S and H2SO4. Before modern percussion fusing confined gasses largely inside brass cartridge casings, the acrid reaction products of artillery could erode bronze, brass and gunmetal artillery vents. Disposable vent linings, or bushings, would self-sacrifice to protect the gun itself from the hugely corrosive effects of high explosive. To this day, even low-residue rifle and pistol ammunition can fatally erode a barrel in just a few sessions of missed cleaning.

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