M/562 - Explosives for civil use

This document specifies a method for the determination of burning rate under ambient conditions for solid gun propellants. It is applicable to solid gun propellants and black powder in their original form up to a grain size of 8 mm.
NOTE 1   Knowledge of burning rate is of high importance to manage risks associated with handling such explosives and of high importance to assess whether performance characteristics are met.
NOTE 2   In cases where propellants having grain size higher than 8 mm are generally used, their burning rate is more influenced and controlled by parameters of element containing thereof, and thus knowledge of their burning rate at ambient condition is not of high importance.

This document specifies a method for determining the resistance of the electric detonators, non-electric detonators, plain detonators and electronic detonators to bending.
This document applies to explosives for civil uses.

This European Standard specifies a method to assess the stability of explosives by subjecting them to elevated thermal conditions.

This document specifies a method for verification of the thermal stability of electric detonators, non-electric detonators, plain detonators, electronic detonators, surface connectors, detonating cord relays and shock tubes for use with electronic and non-electric detonators.
This document applies to explosives for civil uses.
Explosives become more stable in low temperatures and therefore this method does not include temperatures lower than (75 ± 2) °C.

This document specifies methods for determining the transfer capability of surface connectors, detonating cord relays and coupling accessories intended for non-electric initiation systems.
This document is applicable to explosives for civil uses.

This document specifies a test method for the verification of safe and reliable ignition and complete deflagration of black powder.

This document specifies information to be provided by a manufacturer of explosives for civil uses, or his authorized representative, to the notified body and the user.

This document specifies a method for determination the ability of the explosive content of plain detonators and semi-finished detonators to withstand vibration it could be exposed to during use, handling and transport. Plain detonators are instantaneous detonators supplied without means of activation. Semi-finished detonators are detonator supplied without means of activation
This document applies to explosives for civil uses.
NOTE Plain detonators and semi-finished detonators are normally activated by means of detonating cord, safety fuse, pyrotechnic igniter or shock tube.

This European Standard specifies a method of determining the resistance to water of cartridged or bulk high explosives for civil uses, which are designed to be used for blasting operations in wet conditions.

This document specifies a method for determining the sensitiveness to friction of explosives. This method is not applicable to liquid products.

This document specifies a method for determination of resistance to hydrostatic pressure of electric detonators, non-electric detonators, electronic detonators, surface connectors and detonating cord relays.
Detonating cord relays, stated by the manufacturer to be used in dry conditions, are excluded.
This document is applicable to explosives for civil uses.

This document specifies methods of determination of electrical insulation resistance (non-conductivity) and the electrical flash-over distance of shock tubes for use with non-electric detonators and electronic detonators.
This document is applicable to explosives for civil uses.

This document specifies a method for determining the all-fire impulse and the no-fire impulse of electric detonators.

This European Standard specifies a method for the verification of the initiation of a high explosive by a specified initiation system.
This method is applicable to high explosives in cartridge or bulk form, both unconfined and confined.

This document specifies a method for determining the resistance to cracking at low temperatures of the leading wire plastic insulation of electric detonators and electronic detonators.
This document is applicable to explosives for civil uses.

This European Standard specifies a method for determining the velocity of detonation of an explosive. The method is applicable to explosives for civil uses in cartridged or bulk form.

This document specifies a method for determining the detonation velocity (VOD) of detonating cords.
Applicability of the test method is under environmental conditions of a field test range or blast bunker.

This document specifies a method to determine the resistance to abrasion of detonating cords.
Applicability of the test method is ambient laboratory conditions.

This document specifies a method for determining the electrical resistance of electric detonators. This document applies to explosives for civil uses.

This document defines the key technical terms used in the European Standards developed in the field of explosives for civil uses.

This document specifies a method to determine the tendency of a propellant to undergo transition from deflagration to detonation (DDT). It applies to propellants of a grain size up to 8 mm. This method does not apply to black powder and rocket propellant.
NOTE 1   Due to the nature of the shape of grains (heterogeneous), the combustion of the rocket propellant can cause a crack of the grain causing an explosion of the rocket motor.
NOTE 2   Black powders properties differ significantly from propellant and explosives because black powders are capable of maintaining stable combustion at high velocities without experiencing deflagration - detonation transition.

This document specifies a method of verifying whether a detonating cord can be initiated by a detonating cord.

This document specifies a method for determining of resistance of electric detonators to electrostatic discharge (ESD).
This document is applicable to explosives for civil uses.

This document specifies methods for determining the burning duration of safety fuses.
Applicability of the test method is under environmental conditions of a field test range or blast bunker.

This European Standard specifies a method for determining the sensitiveness to impact of explosives.

This document specifies a method for determining the delay time accuracy of electric detonators, non-electric detonators, surface connectors and detonating cord relays with pyrotechnic delay elements.
This document applies to explosives for civil uses.
NOTE The method for determining the delay time accuracy for electronic initiation systems is included in prEN 13763-27.

This document specifies a method for checking small rocket motors for voids and fissures and provides a list of non-destructive testing (NDT) methods for detecting voids and fissures in other solid rocket propellants.

This document specifies a method to determine the resistance to mechanical tension of detonating cords and safety fuses.
Applicability of the test method is ambient laboratory conditions.

This document specifies a method for determining the mechanical strength of electric detonators, electronic detonators and non-electronic detonators, leading wires/shock tubes, and their connections into the crimp/closure or sealing arrangement.
This method is applicable to explosives for civil uses.

This document specifies a method for determining the resistance to water of flexible detonating cords and water-resistant safety fuses.

This document specifies a method for determining the resistance to cutting damage of the plastic materials used in insulation of leading wires of electric detonators, electronic detonators and the tubing of shock tube for non-electric detonators and electronic detonators, when drawn over a sharp edge under specified loading conditions.
This document is applicable to explosives for civil uses.

This document specifies a method to assess a sensitiveness to a mechanical impact of detonating cords and safety fuses.
Applicability of the test method is ambient laboratory conditions. Testing at a specific temperature outside ambient can require special arrangements to condition test sample and/or equipment.

This document specifies a method for the determination of resistance to electrostatic energy for propellants containing a mass fraction of at least 5 % of particles which pass through a 1 mm sieve. This method does not apply to black powder.
NOTE   If the mass fraction of particles smaller than 1 mm size is less than 5 % the propellant is considered to be insensitive to electrostatic energy and this test is not performed.

This European Standard specifies a method for the determination of the ability of cartridged explosives to transmit detonation.

This document specifies a method to assess the thermal stability of detonating cord and safety fuses.
The test result is valid for temperature up to 75 °C during 48 h.

This European Standard specifies the special conditions and procedures permitting the extension to wider ranges of applicability of the following test methods:
- determination of resistance to hydrostatic pressure;
- verification of the means of initiation;
- determination of transmission of detonation.
Standardised test methods at extreme temperatures for the following purposes are not given:
- determination of sensitiveness to friction;
- determination of sensitiveness to impact;
- determination of resistance to water;
- determination of the initiating capability of boosters;
- determination of velocity of detonation.
NOTE   In these cases, the manufacturer of the explosive should provide a suitable test method and, in cases where the results should be checked by an independent institution or authority, the manufacturer and the institution or authority should agree upon a suitable test method.

This document specifies a method for determining the no-fire current of electric detonators. This document applies to explosives for civil uses.

This document specifies a method to determine the series firing current of electric detonators. This document is applicable to explosives for civil uses.

This document specifies a method to assess a sensitiveness to friction of the core of detonating cords.
Applicability of the test method is ambient laboratory conditions. Testing at a specific temperature outside ambient can require special arrangements to condition test sample and/or equipment.

This document specifies methods for the determination of the capacitance, insulation resistance and insulation breakdown of leading wires of electric detonators.
This document applies to explosives for civil uses.

This European Standard specifies methods for determining the density of high explosives for civil uses, in cartridged or bulk form.

This document specifies a method for determining the shock-wave velocity of shock tubes for use with non-electric detonators and electronic detonators.
This document applies to explosives for civil uses.

This document specifies a method for determining the reliability of initiation of detonating cords by a detonator of defined initiating capability.

This European Standard specifies a method for determining the ability of high explosives for civil uses to detonate while under applied hydrostatic pressure.
This method is applicable to high explosives in cartridges and as bulk products intended for use under conditions where hydrostatic pressure may adversely affect their safety and reliability. The method is limited to explosives that are able to detonate without confinement at normal atmospheric pressure.

This document specifies the requirements for solid propellants, solid rocket propellants, powder cakes and black powders for pyrotechnics and safety fuses, when subjected to the test methods defined in the standards referenced to in Clause 2.

This document specifies methods for determination of resistance to damage by dropping unto a hard surface for non-electric detonators, electric detonators, electronic detonators, plain detonators, detonating cord relays or surface connectors.  
This document is applicable to explosives for civil uses.

This European Standard specifies the requirements for high explosives for civil uses when subjected to test
methods defined in the standards referred herein

This document specifies methods for determination of the sensitiveness to impact for plain detonators, electric detonators, non-electric detonators, electronic detonators, surface connectors, detonating cord relays and shock tubes used with electronic and non-electric detonators.
This document applies to explosives for civil uses.

This document specifies a method of determining the flash-over voltage of electric detonators. This document applies to explosives for civil uses.

This document specifies a method of determining the equivalent initiating capability of electric detonators, non-electric detonators and electronic detonators.
This document specifies a functioning test (after storage) at high and low temperatures.
This document is not applicable to surface connectors or detonating cord relays.
This document applies to explosives for civil uses.