Public Service Announcement: Explosives Values

Pttg
Senior Member

Worshipper upon the altar of 3D-Graphine.

Posts: 344

Public Service Announcement: Explosives Values Jul 11, 2017 3:13:30 GMT argonbalt, RiftandRend, and 4 more like this

Quote

Post by Pttg on Jul 11, 2017 3:13:30 GMT

I manually copied these to a spreadsheet after I found this data isn't exported. I hope others find it as useful as I did:

km/s = Detonation velocity
MJ/jg = Energy density
K = Adiabatic flame temperature
c/MJ = Energy expense; lower values mean that the material is a more cost-efficient source of explosive energy.

	kg/m3	c/kg	km/s	MJ/kg	K	c/MJ	KJ/cc
Cyclonite	1800	140	9.25	5.65	2322	24.78	10.17
Nitrocellulose	1500	24	7.65	5.49	2542	4.37	8.235
Nitroglycerin	1600	143	7.13	3	1436	47.67	4.8
Octogen	1900	76	9.59	5.71	2345	13.31	10.849
PETN	1800	154	7.95	6.15	2345	25.04	11.07
TNT	1700	29.9	7.4	4.56	2155	6.56	7.752

Last Edit: Jul 17, 2017 15:52:49 GMT by Pttg

underwhelmed Junior Member Posts: 60	Public Service Announcement: Explosives Values Jul 12, 2017 1:33:22 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by underwhelmed on Jul 12, 2017 1:33:22 GMT Why is Nitroglycerin listed twice?

Pttg Senior Member Worshipper upon the altar of 3D-Graphine. Posts: 344	Public Service Announcement: Explosives Values Jul 12, 2017 2:24:06 GMT RiftandRend likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pttg on Jul 12, 2017 2:24:06 GMT Because it was secretly octogen all along! What a twist!

argonbalt Moderator Shérif de l'espace, a votre service. Posts: 576	Public Service Announcement: Explosives Values Jul 12, 2017 2:58:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by argonbalt on Jul 12, 2017 2:58:07 GMT If you dont mind this is pretty useful so im going to sticky it.

cuddlefish
Full Member

Posts: 183

Public Service Announcement: Explosives Values Jul 16, 2017 3:47:31 GMT The Astronomer, Pttg, and 1 more like this

Quote

Post by cuddlefish on Jul 16, 2017 3:47:31 GMT

Could an additional column be added to show the MJ/m^3 (or might be worth rescaling to GJ) on each? Should just require multiplying out the densities and the per-kilo energy, but might be useful for those trying to get as much power in as small a package volume as possible.

𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖒𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖈𝖑𝖊 Senior Member If I enter an image or stats, feel free to use them for your own gameplay, such as copying OP guns. Posts: 264	Public Service Announcement: Explosives Values Jul 17, 2017 8:55:28 GMT Pttg likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖒𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖈𝖑𝖊 on Jul 17, 2017 8:55:28 GMT it would be very useful when designing mini nukes yes
	jim

Pttg Senior Member Worshipper upon the altar of 3D-Graphine. Posts: 344	Public Service Announcement: Explosives Values Jul 17, 2017 15:54:15 GMT cuddlefish likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pttg on Jul 17, 2017 15:54:15 GMT Added it in.

Public Service Announcement: Explosives Values

Post by Pttg on Jul 11, 2017 3:13:30 GMT

Post by underwhelmed on Jul 12, 2017 1:33:22 GMT

Post by Pttg on Jul 12, 2017 2:24:06 GMT

Post by argonbalt on Jul 12, 2017 2:58:07 GMT

Post by cuddlefish on Jul 16, 2017 3:47:31 GMT

Post by 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖒𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖈𝖑𝖊 on Jul 17, 2017 8:55:28 GMT

Post by Pttg on Jul 17, 2017 15:54:15 GMT