Plastic explosives
Plastic explosive is a softer solid form of explosive material. In the field of explosives engineering, plastic explosives are sometimes known as putty explosives.[1]
Plastic explosives are mostly used for explosive destruction. Common plastic explosives include Semtex and C-4.[2] The first made plastic explosive was gelignite in 1875, created by Alfred Nobel.[3]
Types change
Composition C change
The British used a plastic explosive during World War II for destruction.[4] The material was plastic between 0 and 40 degrees C, but was breakable when colder and more liquid-like when it's very hot. Composition C2 had a bigger temperature range at which it would stay as plastic, from −30 to 52 degrees C. Composition C2 was replaced by Composition C3, which was a mixture of 77% RDX and 23% explosive plasticizer.[5]
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C3 worked very well but proved to be too breakable in cold weather and was replaced with C4. There are three classes of C4, with differing amounts of RDX and polyisobutylene.[5]
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A 1.25 lb destruction charge of C4 explosive
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A soldier makes a charge of C4 to cut through solid steel at a destructions range
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- ↑ Cooper, Paul W. (1996). "Chapter 4: Use forms of explosives". Explosives Engineering. Wiley-VCH. pp. 51–66. ISBN 0-471-18636-8.
- ↑ "Raman Microspectroscopy of Some High Explosives, - Revisited". Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ↑ "How to handle gelignite". Wired. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ↑ Department of the Navy, Bureau of Ordnance (28 May 1947). "U.S. Explosive Ordnance, OP1664". maritime.org. San Francisco National Maritime Park Association. p. 5. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Military Explosives. 1989.