Adjusting the Standard Methods of Testing Explosives for Sensitivity to Impact

The expediency of using a new explosive or mixed composition is often decided by the results of their tests on their sensitivity to mechanical stresses (impact, friction, etc.), which are usually performed by standard methods: state, industry, etc. However, the experience of using these methods shows that often they are not sufficiently effective and that the level of danger of explosives in circulation is often underestimated. Based on the results of the analysis of laboratory methods of testing explosives for impact sensitivity—critical pressures and critical energies, based on the search for the optimal parameters for the initiation of the given mechanical explosion—ways to make the existing testing standards more accurate when obtaining data on the sensitivity of explosives are considered in this article.