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Summary Of: Explosives
Explosives are classified as low or high explosives according to their rates of... Explosives usually have less potential energy than petroleum fuels... In some cases explosives can be made to fall into either class by the conditions under which they are... almost all low explosives can undergo a Deflagration to Detonation Transition... Low explosives are normally employed as... explosives that are primarily used in large... explosives trains can be more complex... Very powerful explosives which can be used pure or in plastic explosives... Many substances not ordinarily classed as explosives may do one... Many explosives have been studied in past years to determine their suitability for... and very few explosives display all of the... explosives must be produced from cheap raw materials that are nonstrategic and available in great quantity... The rate of decomposition of explosives increases at higher temperatures... All of the standard military explosives may be considered to have a high degree of stability at temperatures of... most explosives become dangerously unstable at temperatures exceeding 70... explosives display a second characteristic... Explosives must be no more than slightly volatile at the temperature at which they are loaded... Moisture affects explosives adversely by acting as an inert material that absorbs heat when vaporized... most explosives are toxic to some extent... must be taken to limit toxicity in military explosives to a minimum... Explosives used during WW II... Explosives used during WW II... The Explosives and Weapons Forum... Encyclodia Page On: Explosives
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