13.9 How do I obtain chemical information on common explosives?
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This article is from the Chemistry FAQ, by Bruce Hamilton B.Hamilton@irl.cri.nz with numerous contributions by others.
13.9 How do I obtain chemical information on common explosives?
There is an excellent, well-referenced "Explosives and Propellants" monograph
in Kirk Othmer [11] and there are also the popular books "Explosives" by Meyer
[12], and "Chemistry of Powder and Explosives" by Davis [13]. Many of the
relevant properties of fuels and explosives are found in an easily-accessible
Bureau of Mines report "Investigations of Fire and Explosion Accidents in the
Chemical, Mining, and Fuel-Related Industries - A Manual" by J.M.Kuchta [14].
There is also the "Propellants, Explosives and Pyrotechnics" journal. Merck
lists most common, and many uncommon explosives, giving their structure,
selected properties, and pointers to synthesis and more detailed information.
Shreve and Kirk Othmer also discuss explosives manufacture.
Tadeusz Urbanski wrote a massive four-volume reference set on explosives
"The Chemistry and Technology of Explosives" [15] that should be available
in any university science library (it's something like US$700 otherwise).
The "Encyclopedia of Explosives and Related Items", aka "PATR 2700"
(Picatinny Arsenal Technical Report) [16], is a U.S. Army (Picatinny
Arsenal, Dover, NJ), all-encompassing compilation (10 volumes) of
explosives properties and chemistry. Like Urbanski, it's also quite
expensive.
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