TNT equivalent
RE factor examples
*: TBX (thermobaric explosives) or EBX (enhanced blast explosives), in a small, confined space, may have over twice the power of destruction.

TNT equivalent

Section Title: RE factor examples
Table Section Text: *: TBX (thermobaric explosives) or EBX (enhanced blast explosives), in a small, confined space, may have over twice the power of destruction.

Explosive, grade	Density (g/ml)	Detonation vel. (m/s)	R.E.

Ammonium nitrate (AN + <0.5% H2O)	0.88	2700	0.42

Black powder (75% KNO3 + 19% C + 6% S, ancient explosives)	1.65	600	0.50

Mercury(II) fulminate	4.42	4250	0.51

Tanerit Simply (93% granulated AN + 6% red P + 1% C)	0.90	2750	0.55

Hexamine dinitrate (HDN)	1.30	5070	0.60

Dinitrobenzene (DNB)	1.50	6025	0.60

HMTD (hexamine peroxide)	0.88	4520	0.74

ANFO (94% AN + 6% fuel oil)	0.92	5270	0.74

TATP (acetone peroxide)	1.18	5300	0.80

Tovex Extra (AN water gel) commercial product	1.33	5690	0.80

Hydromite 600 (AN water emulsion) commercial product	1.24	5550	0.80

ANNMAL (66% AN + 25% NM + 5% Al + 3% C + 1% TETA)	1.16	5360	0.87

Amatol (50% TNT + 50% AN)	1.50	6290	0.91

Nitroguanidine	1.32	6750	0.95

Trinitrotoluene (TNT)	1.60	6900	1.00

Hexanitrostilbene (HNS)	1.70	7080	1.05

Nitrourea	1.45	6860	1.05

Tritonal (80% TNT + 20% aluminium)*	1.70	6650	1.05

Nickel hydrazine nitrate (NHN)	1.70	7000	1.05

Amatol (80% TNT + 20% AN)	1.55	6570	1.10

Nitrocellulose (13.5% N, NC; AKA guncotton)	1.40	6400	1.10

Nitromethane (NM)	1.13	6360	1.10

PBXW-126 (22% NTO, 20% RDX, 20% AP, 26% Al, 12% PU's system)*	1.80	6450	1.10

Diethylene glycol dinitrate (DEGDN)	1.38	6610	1.17

PBXIH-135 EB (42% HMX, 33% Al, 25% PCP-TMETN's system)*	1.81	7060	1.17

PBXN-109 (64% RDX, 20% Al, 16% HTPB's system)*	1.68	7450	1.17

Triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB)	1.80	7550	1.17

Picric acid (TNP)	1.71	7350	1.17

Trinitrobenzene (TNB)	1.60	7300	1.20

Tetrytol (70% tetryl + 30% TNT)	1.60	7370	1.20

Dynamite, Nobel's (75% NG + 23% diatomite)	1.48	7200	1.25

Tetryl	1.71	7770	1.25

Torpex (aka HBX, 41% RDX + 40% TNT + 18% Al + 1% wax)*	1.80	7440	1.30

Composition B (63% RDX + 36% TNT + 1% wax)	1.72	7840	1.33

Composition C-3 (78% RDX)	1.60	7630	1.33

Composition C-4 (91% RDX)	1.59	8040	1.34

Pentolite (56% PETN + 44% TNT)	1.66	7520	1.33

Semtex 1A (76% PETN + 6% RDX)	1.55	7670	1.35

Hexal (76% RDX + 20% Al + 4% wax)*	1.79	7640	1.35

RISAL P (50% IPN + 28% RDX + 15% Al + 4% Mg + 1% Zr + 2% NC)*	1.39	5980	1.40

Hydrazine mononitrate	1.59	8500	1.42

Mixture: 24% nitrobenzene + 76% TNM	1.48	8060	1.50

Mixture: 30% nitrobenzene + 70% nitrogen tetroxide	1.39	8290	1.50

Nitroglycerin (NG)	1.59	8100	1.54

Methyl nitrate (MN)	1.21	7900	1.54

Octol (80% HMX + 19% TNT + 1% DNT)	1.83	8690	1.54

Nitrotriazolon (NTO)	1.87	8120	1.60

DADNE (1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethene, FOX-7)	1.77	8330	1.60

Gelignite (92% NG + 7% nitrocellulose)	1.60	7970	1.60

Plastics Gel® (in toothpaste tube: 45% PETN + 45% NG + 5% DEGDN + 4% NC)	1.51	7940	1.60

Composition A-5 (98% RDX + 2% stearic acid)	1.65	8470	1.60

Erythritol tetranitrate (ETN)	1.72	8206	1.60

Hexogen (RDX)	1.78	8700	1.60

PBXW-11 (96% HMX, 1% HyTemp, 3% DOA)	1.81	8720	1.60

Penthrite (PETN)	1.77	8400	1.66

Ethylene glycol dinitrate (EGDN)	1.49	8300	1.66

Trinitroazetidine (TNAZ)	1.85	8640	1.70

Octogen (HMX grade B)	1.86	9100	1.70

HNIW (CL-20)	1.97	9380	1.80

Hexanitrobenzene (HNB)	1.97	9400	1.85

MEDINA (Methylene dinitroamine)	1.65	8700	1.93

DDF (4,4’-Dinitro-3,3’-diazenofuroxan)	1.98	10000	1.95

Heptanitrocubane (HNC)	1.92	9200	N/A

Octanitrocubane (ONC)	1.95	10600	2.38

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Octanitrocubane RE factor was 2.38.

final_sentence: Octanitrocubane RE factor was 2.38.