explosive hardening
1Explosive forming — is a metalworking technique in which an explosive charge is used instead of a punch or press. It can be used on materials for which a press setup would be prohibitively large or require an unreasonably high pressure, and is generally much cheaper …
2Plastic explosive — Plastique redirects here. For other uses, see Plastique (disambiguation). C 4 plastic explosive (the off white rectangular blocks) being used to destroy unexploded artillery components. Plastic explosive is a specialised form of explosive… …
3Shock hardening — is a process used to strengthen metals and alloys, wherein a shock wave produces atomic scale defects in the material s crystalline structure. As in cold work, these defects interfere with the normal processes by which metallic materials yield… …
4Cryogenic hardening — is a cryogenic heat treating process where the material is cooled to approximately −185 °C (−301 °F), usually using liquid nitrogen. It can have a profound effect on the mechanical properties of certain steels, provided their composition and …
5Armor-piercing shot and shell — [ thumb|right|250px|Armour piercing shell of the APBC 1 Light weight ballistic cap 2 Steel alloy piercing shell 3 Desensitized bursting charge (TNT, Trinitrophenol, RDX...) 4 Fuse (set with delay to explode inside the target) 5 Bourrelet (front)… …
6Nuclear bunker buster — Subsidence craters left over after underground nuclear (test) explosions Bunker busting nuclear weapons, also known as earth penetrating weapons (EPW), are a type of nuclear weapon designed to penetrate into soil, rock, or concrete to deliver a… …
7Semtex — is a general purpose plastic explosive containing RDX and PETN. [ [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/explosives compositions.htm Explosives Compositions, Semtex] ] It is used in commercial blasting, demolition, and in… …
8Beryllium copper — (BeCu), also known as copper beryllium, beryllium bronze and spring copper, is a copper alloy with 0.5 3% beryllium and sometimes with other alloying elements. Beryllium copper combines high strength with non magnetic and non sparking qualities.… …
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10nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei. [1945 50] * * * or atomic weapon or thermonuclear weapon Bomb or other warhead that derives its force …
