A high explosive is a chemical or mixture that undergoes detonation and has a high detonation wave speed (in the thousands of feet per second).
Some examples of high explosives are nitroglycerine, dynamite, TNT, ammonium nitrate fuel oil (ANFO), torpex, composition B, C-4, fuel-air explosive, RDX, baratol, amatol, nitrogen triiodide, Mercury fulminate, sodium azide, etc.
Note: Blackpowder is not a high explosive but the US DOT classifies it as a high explosive solely due to the ease with which it can be accidentally ignited. Other low explosives are not so easily ignited so the US DOT classifies them as what they actually are.
Blackpowder and other low explosives undergo deflagration (not detonation) and only burn very rapidly (never forming a detonation wave in the material).
C-4 is classified as a high explosive due to its rapid rate of decomposition and high energy release. It is commonly used in military applications due to its destructive power.
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No, a blasting cap is not a high explosive itself, but rather a small explosive device used to trigger a larger explosive charge. Blasting caps are sensitive explosives designed to initiate a controlled detonation in high explosives like dynamite or other blasting agents.
High Explosive - 1943 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Approved USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
High Explosive, generally meaning that the projectile is packed with TNT or other explosive material.
Yes. It is a high explosive.
Banjo Paterson wrote the poem "High Explosive" in 1917 during World War I.
One that will not reliably detonate from heat/flame, but requires the energy of a donor explosive to detonate.
No, tungsten is not an explosive material. It is a hard and dense metal known for its high melting point and durability.
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