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 Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:56 pm
Explosives There are many kinds of explosives, and many kinds of explosions for that matter. There are normal explosions, pressure explosions, deflagration, excessive burning, and rapid burning. There are also different kind of speeds, reactivity, toxic elements and special abilities of many kinds of bombs all of which will be explained in here!
Burning
Some "bombs", like napalm, gasoline, and benzene, simply burn at very rapid paces and get very hot. Others burn really hot but have explosive vapors that seep off and cause things to explode after a long enough time. Some "deflagerate" or spray vapors or other fine particles in an excess amount, which catch fire so rapidly due to the small surface area and size and spread to each other, causing a form of explosion, that while not actually an explosion, still exerts a large amount of pressure and fire, and burns very rapidly. As well, spraying liquid fire all over an area typically has the same effect as blowing a huge crater out of it, and so will be included in this.
Exploding
Explosions is the pressure built up between a chemical reaction or two or more chemicals. Typically a heat source, pressure or force is applied to set off the other explosion, which causing the materials to react. An explosion technically is a sudden increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases. The energies are generally measured in meters per second, and are figured as "explosions" if the resulting force is 500 meters per second or more, and as well an explosion creates a shockwave. As well, 2000 is considered low, and 8000 meters per second is considered high, for a general comparison. Detonation, dust explosion, and implosion all results or are considered explosions as well, (except for implosion) and can result in equal if not more catastrophic damage to things around them as well.
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Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:06 pm
Deflageration
-Vegetable Oil
-Burns- 500 degrees
-Explosion- low
-Composition- Liquid, low viscosity
-Chemical Composition- C6, varies
-Burn Start- Varies
-Other- Burns slow, no big fire, burns without much explosion, hard to start, low viscosity, "sizzles" more so
-Benzene
-Burns- 600-1000 degrees
-Explosion- low
-Composition- Liquid, high viscosity
-Chemical Composition- C6H6
-Burn Start- Varies
-Other- Burns slow, slight big fire, used in making several problems, substituted with toluene, poisonous, toxic when burned and toxic
-Toluene
-Burns- 600-1000 degrees
-Explosion- low
-Composition- Liquid, high viscosity
-Chemical Composition- C7H8 (C6H5CH3)
-Burn Start- Varies
-Other- Burns slow, slight big fire, used in making several problems, poisonous, toxic when burned and toxic, less toxic and more flammable than Benzene
-Gasoline
-Burns- 1000-1200 degrees
-Explosion- medium
-Composition- Liquid, medium viscosity
-Chemical Composition- Various Combination of Carbon and Hydrogen, more so a mixture (also they have octane ratings)
-Burn Start- Varies
-Other- Burns fast, very flammable, releases a lot of smoke, releases toxic black smoke, has a very distinct smell
-Napalm
-Burns- 1200-1600 degrees
-Explosion- medium
-Composition- Liquid, high viscosity
-Chemical Composition- The aluminum soap of naphtenic and palmitic acids turns gasoline into a sticky syrup
-Burn Start- Low
-Other- napalm spreads further, sticks to the target, burns longer, and burns hotter than normal gasoline
-The M1 Thickener (MIL-T-589A)
-Burns- 1400-1500 degrees
-Explosion- High
-Composition- Liquid, medium viscosity
-Chemical Composition- chemically a mixture of 25% wt. aluminium naphthenate, 25% aluminium oleate, and 50% aluminium laurate, (or, according to other sources, aluminium stearate soap) with Gasoline
-Burn Start- High
-Other- As the water content impairs the quality of napalm, thickener from partially used open containers should not be used later. It is not maintained in the US Army inventory any more as it was replaced with M4.
-The M4 flame fuel thickening compound (MIL-T-50009A)
-Burns- 1400-1500
-Explosion- low
-Composition- Liquid, medium viscosity
-Chemical Composition-hydroxyl aluminium bis(2-ethylhexanoate) with anti-caking agent
-Burn Start- Varies
-Other- It is less hygroscopic than M1 and opened containers can be resealed and used within one day. About half the amount of M4 is needed for the same effect as of M1.
Napalm-B "Super Napalm"
-Burns- 2200 degrees
-Explosion- medium
-Composition- Liquid, medium viscosity
-Chemical Composition- low-octane gasoline with benzene and polystyrene
-Burn Start- high
-Other- Unlike conventional napalm, which burns for only 15–30 seconds, napalm B burns for up to 10 minutes with fewer fireballs, sticks better to surfaces, and offers improved destruction effects. It is not as easy to ignite, which reduces the number of accidents caused by soldiers smoking. When it burns, it develops a characteristic smell.
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Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:46 pm
Explosive Pentane-air mixture
-Explosion- Decent
-Composition- Gasoline
-Chemical Composition- Air and Pentane
-Meters per second- 1,681
-Explosive start- small force, small fire, low amount of heat and pressure
-Other- Gaseous, near clear, low explosive
Gunpowder
-Explosion- medium
-Composition- Solid
-Chemical Composition- Mixture, potassium nitrate (mostly), sulfur, charcoal, typical composition- 75% potassium nitrate, 15% softwood charcoal, and 10% sulfur
-Meters per second- 2300
-Explosive start- small force, small fire, low amount of heat and pressure
-Other- grainy appearance, weak for size, a lower end explosive, used for propelling items Hexamethylene Triperoxide Diamine
-Explosion- medium
-Composition- Solid, liquid
-Chemical Composition- C6H12N2O6
-Meters per second- 4511 m/s
-Explosive start- small force, lock shock, any form of heat or electricity above or highly below that of room temperature
-Other- High volatile, less volatile if in a powdered form however still extremely volatile
Ammonium Nitrate
-Explosion- medium to high
-Composition- Solid
-Chemical Composition- NH4NO3
-Meters per second- 5,270
-Explosive start- large force, huge start, used as fertilizers under tractors, when mixed with gasoline easier
-Other- Highly Volatile and easy to set off when a number of hydrocarbons are added; kerosene, gasoline, benzene etc.
Acetone Peroxide
-Explosion- medium to high
-Composition- Solid, crystal
-Chemical Composition- Acetone peroxide
-Meters per second- 5,300
-Explosive start- easy to set off, VERY VOLATILE, small amount of shock of force might and most likely will set it off, decomposes very quickly into more easily set off materials making more volatile while kept around
-Other- Highly Volatile, even easier to set off over time, hard to make, do not recommend making or creating under any circumstances TNT
-Explosion- High
-Composition- Solid
-Chemical Composition- C6H2(NO2)3CH3.
-Meters per second- 6900
-Explosive start- Large force, usually a much bigger explosion though at fine levels is easier to explode
-Other- can be melted and shaped, very toxic, toxic when burned, leaves skin reactions, very explosive Dynamite
-Explosion- High
-Composition- Solid
-Chemical Composition- C3H5(NO3)3, a mixture of an absorbent less sensitive material
-Meters per second- 7500
-Explosive start- very high, requires a large force to set it off
-Other- Basically it's nitroglycerin added to an absorbent less sensitive material. Nitroglycerin
-Explosion- High
-Composition- Liquid
-Chemical Composition- C3H5(NO3)3
-Meters per second- 7800
-Explosive start- small force, small fire, low amount of heat and pressure, electricity, change in temperature, small or tiny change in area around it
-Other- clear or yellow liquid, it is VERY sensitive, can be made less sensitive with certain materials. ETN- Erythritol tetranitrate
-Explosion- High
-Composition- Solid, powdered
-Chemical Composition- C4H6N4O12
-Meters per second- 8000, 8100 1.6 cubic grams
-Explosive start- small force, small fire, low amount of heat and pressure
-Other- white powder, a vasolater, bad for skin contact, highly explosive, very shock sensitive, 1/3 less shock sensitive then PETN PETN- Pentaerythritol tetranitrate
-Explosion- High
-Composition- Solid, powdered
-Chemical Composition- C5H8N4O12
-Meters per second- 8000, 8100 1.6 cubic grams
-Explosive start- small force, small fire, low amount of heat and pressure
-Other- white powder, a vasolater, bad for skin contact, highly explosive, very shock sensitive, much more shock sensitive then ETN C-4
-Explosion- High
-Composition- Plasticy, White plado material
-Chemical Composition- 91% RDX, dioctyl sebacate (5.3%) polyisobutylene (2.1%) (1.6% crude oil for substitute)
-Meters per second- 8000, 8100 1.6 cubic grams
-Explosive start- VERY high shock, high explosive or quartz shock, big bomb required. TNT explosive might not set it off, will burn, and stay good if shot. RDX
-Explosion- High
-Composition- White Crystal
-Chemical Composition- (CH2)6N4 + 4HNO3
-Meters per second- 8750
-Explosive start- VERY high shock, basic shock, easier to explode when powdered HMX
-Explosion- High
-Composition- White Crystal
-Chemical Composition- C4H8N8O8
-Meters per second- 9100
-Explosive start- VERY high shock, basic shock, easier to explode when powdered Octanitrocubane
-Explosion- VERY High
-Composition- White Crystal
-Chemical Composition- C8N8O16
-Meters per second- 10,100 m/s
-Explosive start- VERY high shock, similar to composition of cubane except the hydrogen atoms are replaced by a nitro group.
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Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:35 pm
Explosive Compositions Torpex-
-42% RDX, 40% TNT and 18% powdered aluminium
-50% more powerful than TNT by weight
H-6
45% RDX, 30% TNT, 20% powdered aluminium, 5% paraffin wax as a phlegmatizing agent.
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