SIST EN 13631-10:2025

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2025
Eksplozivi za civilno uporabo - Razstreliva - 10. del: Metoda za overjanje načina
aktiviranja
Explosives for civil uses - High explosives - Part 10: Method for the verification of the
means of initiation
Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Sprengstoffe - Teil 10: Überprüfung der Zündweise
Explosifs à usage civil - Explosifs - Partie 10: Méthode de vérification du moyen
d'amorçage
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13631-10:2025
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 13631-10
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 71.100.30 Supersedes EN 13631-10:2003
English Version
Explosives for civil uses - Explosives for blasting, boosters
and explosive substances - Part 10: Verification of the
means of initiation of explosives for blasting and boosters
Explosifs à usage civil - Explosifs de mine, Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Sprengstoffe,
renforçateurs, et substances explosives - Partie 10: Verstärkungsladungen und Explosivstoffe - Teil 10:
Vérification du moyen d'amorçage des explosifs et des Überprüfung der Zündweise von Sprengstoffen und
renforçateurs Verstärkungsladungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 29 September 2025.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Principle . 5
5 Apparatus . 6
6 Preparation of test sample . 7
6.1 General. 7
6.2 Blasting explosives . 7
6.2.1 Test without confinement . 7
6.2.2 Test under confinement . 7
6.3 Boosters . 7
7 Procedure . 7
7.1 General. 7
7.2 Attachment of the means to verify complete detonation . 8
7.2.1 Blasting explosives . 8
7.2.2 Boosters . 8
7.3 Attachment of the means of initiation . 8
7.4 Verification of complete detonation . 8
7.4.1 General. 8
7.4.2 Velocity of detonation method . 9
7.4.3 Witness plate method . 9
8 Expression of results . 9
9 Test report . 10
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. 11
Bibliography . 12

European foreword
This document (EN 13631-10:2025) 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 document supersedes EN 13631-10:2003.
EN 13631-10:2003:
a) the document title has been changed from “High explosives — Part 10: Method for the verification of
the means of initiation” to “Explosives for civil uses — Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive
substances — Part 10: Verification of the means of initiation of explosives for blasting and boosters”;
b) the Scope has been revised to clarify the covered and not covered explosives;
c) the normative references have been updated;
d) Clause 4 “Principle” has been revised and enlarged;
e) Clause 5 “Apparatus” has been updated and enlarged and now also includes the equipment to verify
complete detonation of boosters;
f) Clause 6 “Test pieces” is now called “Preparation of test sample” and has been revised to distinguish
between testing under and without confinement, to include booster test pieces and to condition test
pieces at the minimum temperature of use as specified;
g) Clause 7 “Procedure” has been enlarged and contains now the revised specifications regarding the
assembly of the test piece (former subclause 6.4), specification regarding the attachment of the
means to verify complete detonation as well as the measurement procedure;
h) Clause 8 “Expression of results” has been added;
i) the clause “Test report” does no longer require conformity with EN ISO/IEC 17025 and the
information to be provided has been revised and enlarged;
j) former Annex A “Range of applicability of the test method” has been removed;
k) Annex ZA has been updated;
l) the Bibliography has been added and lists EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
A list of all parts in the EN 13631 series, published under the general title Explosives for civil uses —
Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive substances, can be found on the CEN website.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document specifies test methods for the verification of the initiation of explosives for blasting and
boosters by its means of initiation.
The means of initiation for explosives for blasting covered in this document are detonators, detonating
cords and boosters. The means of initiation for boosters covered in this document are detonators and
detonating cords.
This document does not apply to black powder used for blasting and explosive substances.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 573-3:2019+A2:2023, Aluminium and aluminium alloys — Chemical composition and form of wrought
products — Part 3: Chemical composition and form of products
EN 10025-2:2019, Hot rolled products of structural steels — Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for non-
alloy structural steels
EN 10216-1:2013, Seamless steel tubes for pressure purposes — Technical delivery conditions — Part 1:
Non-alloy steel tubes with specified room temperature properties
EN 13631-1:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive substances —
Part 1: Requirements
EN 13631-14:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive substances —
Part 14: Determination of velocity of detonation of explosives for blasting
EN 13857-1:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Part 1: Vocabulary
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 13857-1:2025 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
4 Principle
The correct functioning of the means of initiation ensures safe, reliable and complete detonation of
blasting explosives and boosters. The correct functioning of the means of initiation is verified through
observation of complete detonation upon initiation of test pieces. In case of blasting explosives, complete
detonation is given when the measured velocity of detonation of the test pieces is equal or higher than
the value specified for the explosive in accordance with EN 13631-1:2025, 4.1.8. In case of boosters,
complete detonation is either given the same way as for blasting explosives or by means of an indentation
shown on a witness plate. Testing is done at the minimum temperature of use specified for the explosive.
5 Apparatus
5.1 Means of initiation, being a detonator, a detonating cord with a detonator or a booster with a
detonator, in accordance with EN 13631-1:2025, 4.1.4 for explosives for blasting or with
EN 13631-1:2025, 6.1.5 for boosters.
5.2 Steel tube, of steel grade S 235 in accordance with EN 10025-2:2019, Clause 4 and Tables 1, 3 and
6, and with dimensions in accordance with EN 10216-1:2013, Table 7.
In case of bulk explosives, the resulting inner diameter of the steel tube shall be the nearest diameter
equal to or greater than the minimum diameter specified in accordance with EN 13631-1:2025, 4.1.9. The
wall thickness of the steel tube shall be the smallest preferred value as given for the outer d
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