SIST EN 13631-1:2025

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2025
Eksplozivi za civilno uporabo - Razstreliva - 1. del: Zahteve
Explosives for civil uses - High explosives - Part 1: Requirements
Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Sprengstoffe - Teil 1: Anforderungen
Explosifs à usage civil - Explosifs - Partie 1 : Exigences
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13631-1:2025
ICS:
71.100.30 Eksplozivi. Pirotehnika in Explosives. Pyrotechnics and
ognjemeti fireworks
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 13631-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 71.100.30 Supersedes EN 13631-1:2005, EN 13857-3:2002
English Version
Explosives for civil uses - Explosives for blasting, boosters
and explosive substances - Part 1: Requirements
Explosifs à usage civil - Explosifs de mine, Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Sprengstoffe,
renforçateurs, et substances explosives - Partie 1 : Verstärkungsladungen und Explosivstoffe - Teil 1:
Exigences Anforderungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 29 September 2025.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Requirements for explosives for blasting . 7
4.1 Information to be provided for explosives for blasting . 7
4.1.1 Temperature of use . 7
4.1.2 Storage conditions . 7
4.1.3 Mechanical loading . 7
4.1.4 Means of initiation . 7
4.1.5 Use in wet or humid conditions . 7
4.1.6 Use in situations with hydrostatic pressure . 8
4.1.7 Density . 8
4.1.8 Velocity of detonation . 8
4.1.9 Minimum diameter . 8
4.2 Requirements on properties of explosives for blasting . 8
4.2.1 Thermal stability . 8
4.2.2 Insensitiveness to friction . 8
4.2.3 Insensitiveness to impact . 8
4.2.4 Resistance to water . 9
4.2.5 Resistance to hydrostatic pressure . 9
4.2.6 Means of initiation . 9
4.2.7 Transmission of detonation . 9
4.2.8 Density . 9
4.2.9 Velocity of detonation . 9
5 Requirements for black powder used for blasting . 9
5.1 Information to be provided for black powder used for blasting . 9
5.1.1 Temperature of use . 9
5.1.2 Storage conditions . 9
5.1.3 Use in wet or humid conditions . 9
5.1.4 Electric igniter. 10
5.1.5 Mechanical loading . 10
5.1.6 Density . 10
5.1.7 Burning rate . 10
5.2 Requirements on properties of black powder used for blasting . 10
5.2.1 Thermal stability . 10
5.2.2 Insensitiveness to friction . 10
5.2.3 Insensitiveness to impact . 10
5.2.4 Density . 10
5.2.5 Transmission of deflagration . 10
5.2.6 Burning rate . 10
6 Requirements for boosters . 11
6.1 Information to be provided for boosters . 11
6.1.1 Temperature of use . 11
6.1.2 Storage conditions . 11
6.1.3 Use in wet or humid conditions . 11
6.1.4 Use in situations with hydrostatic pressure . 11
6.1.5 Means of initiation. 11
6.1.6 Density . 11
6.2 Requirements on properties of boosters . 11
6.2.1 Thermal stability . 11
6.2.2 Resistance to water . 12
6.2.3 Resistance to hydrostatic pressure . 12
6.2.4 Means of initiation. 12
6.2.5 Density . 12
7 Requirements for explosive substances . 12
7.1 Information to be provided for explosive substances. 12
7.1.1 Temperature of use. 12
7.1.2 Storage conditions . 12
7.1.3 Density . 12
7.2 Requirements on properties of explosive substances . 12
7.2.1 Thermal stability . 12
7.2.2 Insensitiveness to friction . 12
7.2.3 Insensitiveness to impact . 13
7.2.4 Density . 13
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2014/28/EU relating to the making available on the
market and supervision of explosives for civil uses aimed to be covered . 14
Bibliography . 19
European foreword
This document (EN 13631-1:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 321 “Explosives
for civil uses”, the secretariat of which is held by UNE.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2026, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2026.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This supersedes EN 13631-1:2005.
Together with EN 13630-1:2025, EN 13763-1:2025 and EN 13938-1:2025 this document supersedes
EN 13857-3:2002.
EN 13631-1:2005:
a) the document title has been changed from “Explosives for civil uses — High explosives — Part 1:
Requirements” to “Explosives for civil uses — Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive
substances — Part 1: Requirements”;
b) the Scope has been revised completely so that the document now refers to explosives for blasting
including black powder used for blasting as well as boosters and explosive substances;
c) the normative references have been updated;
d) the Clause 4 “Requirements” has been completely revised and is now called “Requirements for
explosives for blasting”;
e) a new Clause 5 “Requirements on black powder used for blasting”, a new Clause 6 “Requirements on
boosters” and a new Clause 7 “Requirements on explosive substances” have been added;
f) the requirements on information to be provided for explosives for blasting have been moved from
EN 13857-3:2002 to the 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1 in revised form;
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