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Commercial Explosives list
The following is a list of attributes of different explosives. Each item is clickable and will direct you to separate page describing their attributes.
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| Name |
Detonation Velocity
Speed of shockwave through the material,
similar metric to TNT equivalent
|
Chemical formula |  TNT |
6,900m/s | C7H5N3O6 |
|---|---|---|
| Nitroglycerin |
7,770m/s | C3H5N3O9 |
| Black powder |
~450m/s
Black powder is a low explosive due to low detonation velocity
|
2(KNO3) + S + 3C
Simplified, and only includes active elements
|
ANFO |
3,200m/s | NH4NO3 + CH2 |
| RDX |
8,750m/s | C3H6N6O6 |
| Ammonium nitrate |
2,500m/s | NH4NO3 |