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. 2024 Jul 26;14:17660. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-67823-y

Table 8.

Results of the third trial of the test in the Trauzl lead block test for the explosive with added plastics after comminution.

Trial no Explosive name (composition) Primary volume Vp [cm3] End volume Ve [cm3] Expansion volume V0/Vx [cm3] Arithmetic mean on volume [cm3] Statistical distribution of results [cm3] Expansion volume (converted) V [cm3] Expansion difference with regard to ANFO [cm3] Expansion difference with regard to ANFO [%]
1 Reference explosive (picric acid) 64.8 366.2 301.4 298.0 2.5 298.0 Not applicable Not applicable
2 66.0 361.4 295.4
3 65.3 362.5 297.2
1 PP 1.0 (94% AN + 5% FO + 1% PP regranulate) 65.6 376.0 310.4 327.3 12.0 340.5 70.5 28.1
2 65.6 402.8 337.2
3 66.1 400.5 334.4
1 PE 1.0 (94% AN + 5% FO + 1% PE HDPE regranulate) 62.4 300.4 238.0 274.3 26.1 285.3 34.7 13.9
2 67.6 366.2 298.6
3 68.1 354.3 286.2
1 ANFO (94% AN + 6% FO) 66.8 308.0 241.2 240.9 3.4 250.6 0.0 0.0
2 65.4 301.9 236.5
3 66.6 311.5 244.9

Significant values are given in bold.

AN ammonium nitrate(V), FO diesel.