Primary Explosives «2025»

Due to their extreme sensitivity, primary explosives are exceptionally dangerous to handle, particularly when dry.

): The most common military primary, preferred for its stability under loading and excellent initiation ability. Lead Styphnate ( C6HN3O8Pbcap C sub 6 cap H cap N sub 3 cap O sub 8 cap P b

): Extensively used in the 19th century, this compound was one of the first practical primary explosives, famously used by Alfred Nobel in his detonators, but it is highly toxic and expensive. Lead Azide (

Initiate less sensitive secondary explosives, which are safer to handle but hard to light. 2. Legacy Primary Explosives

A heavy-metal-free compound, though it sometimes suffers from poor performance in extreme cold.

Due to their extreme sensitivity, primary explosives are exceptionally dangerous to handle, particularly when dry.

): The most common military primary, preferred for its stability under loading and excellent initiation ability. Lead Styphnate ( C6HN3O8Pbcap C sub 6 cap H cap N sub 3 cap O sub 8 cap P b

): Extensively used in the 19th century, this compound was one of the first practical primary explosives, famously used by Alfred Nobel in his detonators, but it is highly toxic and expensive. Lead Azide (

Initiate less sensitive secondary explosives, which are safer to handle but hard to light. 2. Legacy Primary Explosives

A heavy-metal-free compound, though it sometimes suffers from poor performance in extreme cold.