explosives velocitys
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Explosive Name Abbreviation Detonation Velocity (m/s)
Aromatic explosives
1,3,5-Triazido-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene TNB 7,300 1.71
Trinitrotoluene TNT 6,900
Trinitroaniline TNA 7,300
Tetryl 7,570
Picric Acid 7,350
Dunnite 7,150
Methyl Picrate 6,800
Ethyl Picrate 6,500
Picryl Chloride 7,200
Trinitrocresol 6,850
Lead styphnate 5,200
Triaminotrinitrobenzene TATB 7,350
Aliphatic explosives
Methyl nitrate 6,300
Nitroglycol 7,300
Nitroglycerine NG 7,600
Mannitol Hexanitrate 8,260
Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate PETN 8,400
EDNA 7,570
Nitroguanidine 8,200
Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine RDX 8,750
Cyclotetramethylene Tetranitramine HMX 9,100
Tetranitroglycoluril Sorguyl 9,150
Inorganic explosives
Mercury Fulminate 4,250
Lead azide 4,630
Silver Azide 4,000
Ammonium Nitrate AN 5,270
TNT equivalencies
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Tnt=1.00
Tetrytol=1.20
C3=1.34
C4=1.34
Ammonium Nitrate=0.42
Petn=1.66
Tetryl=1.25
Rdx=1.50
Comp B=1.35
Amatol=1.17
Military Dynamite=0.92
Straight Dynamite=0.83
Ammonia Dynamite=0.53
Gelatin Dynamite=0.72