Research Article

Characteristics of a New Plastic Explosive Named EPX-1

Table 1

The data required for calculation of detonation characteristics.

NumberExplosive typeFormulaMol. weight (g·mol−1)Heat of combustion (J·g−1)Heat of formation (kJ·mol−1)

1PETN [7]C5H8N4O12316.158182−538.7
2EPX-1C7.88H12.36N4O12.59364.5811528−666.5
3Semtex 1A [7]C9.15H14.85N4O11.42362.2214003−660.2
4Semtex 10 [7]C8.05H12.64N4O12.37363.3811942−646.8
5Formex P1 [25]C8.26H13.98N4O11.85358.9312943−613.2
6Sprängdeg m/46 [7]C8.10H12.81N4O10.90340.6313179−539.2