Commonly Available Plastic Explosives: Physical Properties
| Name |
Base |
Percent1 |
VOD2 |
Color |
Origin |
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| C-4 |
RDX |
91 |
26,400 |
White |
US/Canada |
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PE-4
|
RDX |
93 |
27,000 |
White |
UK |
|
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|
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ROWENEX
|
RDX |
88 |
26,200 |
Orange |
UK |
|
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DEMEX
|
RDX |
88 |
26,900 |
White |
UK |
|
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PLASTEX
|
PETN |
- |
23,000 |
- |
Switzerland |
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PLASTRITE
|
PETN |
87 |
24,300 |
- |
France |
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| PLASTRITE-4 |
RDX |
80 |
25,000 |
Yellow/Cream |
Soviet Union |
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| SEMTEX H |
RDX/PETN |
86 |
24,300 |
Orange |
Czech |
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| SPRENG FOLIE (SF2) |
PETN |
75 |
23,000 |
White |
Germany |
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| SEISMOPLAST (P3) |
PETN |
85 |
23,800 |
Light Red |
Germany |
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| NP 10 |
PETN |
- |
- |
Black |
Czech |
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| PMW 135 |
RDX |
86 |
- |
- |
Sweden |
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| SEMTEX 1A |
PETN |
86 |
24,000 |
Rouge |
Czech |
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| NOBEL 1509 |
PETN |
- |
- |
- |
Scotland |
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1Percent content of base explosive.
2Velocity at detonation, in feet per second.
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