High explosives (HE, or high-order explosives) are explosive materials that detonate, meaning that the explosive shock front passes through the material at a supersonic speed. High …

Aug 24, 2021 · From TNT to ONC, here are some of the most deadly explosives ever made. A controlled blast conducted for a construction project. Finding ways to blow things up has been …

Jan 16, 2025 · Explosive, any substance or device that can be made to produce a volume of rapidly expanding gas in an extremely brief period. There are three fundamental types: …

Detonating explosives, such as TNT and dynamite, are characterized by extremely rapid decomposition and development of high pressure, whereas deflagrating explosives, such as …

What are High Explosives? High Explosives have powerful explosive properties, exploding at a supersonic level. They produce an explosion with a velocity ranging from 3000 to 9000 meters …

Dec 9, 2024 · High explosives differ from regular explosives, such as fireworks or gunpowder, primarily in the speed and intensity of their chemical reactions. A high-explosive reaction …

Explosives which detonate and propagate at velocities greater than 1000 m/s, are high explosives and include the secondary explosives RDX, HMX, HNS, DIPAM, TETRYL, DATB, TATB, …

Mar 7, 2022 · TATB is a reasonably powerful high explosive which has a thermal and shock stability that is considerably greater than that of any other known material of comparable …

1 day ago · On Feb. 4, the regional explosives unit responded to a home in the 700 block of Sableglen Court after a woman called and said a Ft. Carson soldier took C4 off base back to …

An explosive is a material that, under the influence of thermal or mechanical shock, decomposes rapidly and spontaneously with the evolution of large amounts of heat and gas. There are two …