pyrotechnic initiated explosive

  • 1Explosive material — A number of 1.25lb M112 Demolition Charges, consisting of a C 4 compound, sit atop degraded weaponry scheduled for destruction An explosive material, also called an explosive, is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential… …

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  • 2Pyrotechnic initiator — A pyrotechnic initiator (also initiator or igniter) is a device containing a pyrotechnic composition used primarily to ignite other, more difficult to ignite materials, e.g. thermites, gas generators, and solid fuel rockets. The name is often… …

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  • 3Pyrotechnic fastener — A pyrotechnic fastener (also called an explosive bolt, or pyro, within context) is a fastener, usually a nut or bolt, that incorporates a pyrotechnic charge that can be initiated remotely. Explosive charges embedded within the bolts are typically …

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  • 4Improvised explosive device — Ammunition rigged for an IED discovered by Iraqi police in Baghdad in November 2005 …

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  • 5Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster — The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) are the pair of large solid rockets used by the Space Shuttle during the first two minutes of powered flight. They are located on either side of the orange external propellant tank. Each SRB produces …

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  • 6Pyrotechnics — The term pyrotechnics can also be used for fireworks events. Pyrotechnics is the science of materials capable of undergoing self contained and self sustained exothermic chemical reactions for the production of heat, light, gas, smoke and/or sound …

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  • 7Thermite — is a pyrotechnic composition of aluminium powder and a metal oxide which produces an aluminothermic reaction known as a thermite reaction. It is not explosive, but can create short bursts of extremely high temperatures focused on a very small… …

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  • 8HAZMAT Class 1 Explosives — Explosives are any substance or article, including a device, which is designed to function by explosion or which, by chemical reaction within itself is able to function in a similar manner even if not designed to function by explosion (unless the …

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  • 9Detonator — For other uses, see Detonator (disambiguation). top: small nonel detonator with 25ms delay for chaining nonel tubes, middle: class B SPD detonator, bottom: class C SPD detonator …

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  • 10RDX — For other uses, see RDX (disambiguation). RDX …

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