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EXPLOSIVE SENSITIVENESS [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Blasting Work (Mining)
DEF

In explosives, a measure of the ease with which a substance can be caused to explode and its capacity to maintain explosion through the length of the borehole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
CONT

Sensibilité : La sensibilité d'un explosif peut se définir comme l'énergie nécessaire pour amorcer sa détonation ou sa déflagration; cette énergie est différente suivant la manière dont on la délivre, c'est-à-dire sous forme de choc, d'impact, de friction, d'étincelle ou d'onde de choc.

Spanish

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