R.E. Factor Examples
The bigger the R.E. number, the more powerful the explosive.
| Explosive, Grade | Density (g/ml) |
Detonation Vel. (m/s) |
R.E. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonium nitrate (AN + <0.5% H2O) | 1.12 | 2550 | 0.45 |
| Black powder (75% KNO3 + 19% C + 6% S) | 1.67 | 800 | 0.55 |
| HMTD (Hexamine peroxide) | 0.88 | 4520 | 0.80 |
| ANFO (94% AN + 6% fuel oil) | 0.96 | 5570 | 0.80 |
| TATP (Acetone peroxide) | 1.18 | 5300 | 0.83 |
| Trinitrotoluene (TNT) | 1.60 | 6900 | 1.00 |
| Nitroguanidine | 1.32 | 6750 | 1.00 |
| Hexanitrostilbene (HNS) | 1.70 | 7080 | 1.05 |
| Nitrourea | 1.45 | 6860 | 1.05 |
| Nitrocellulose (13.5% N) | 1.60 | 6400 | 1.10 |
| Amatol (70% TNT + 30% AN) | 1.56 | 6890 | 1.17 |
| Picric acid (TNB) | 1.71 | 7350 | 1.20 |
| Trinitrobenzene (TNB) | 1.60 | 7300 | 1.20 |
| Tetrytol (70% Tetryl + 30% TNT) | 1.60 | 7370 | 1.20 |
| Triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB) | 1.80 | 7550 | 1.20 |
| Nitromethane | 1.13 | 6360 | 1.25 |
| Nobel's Dynamite (75% NG + 23% Diatomite) | 1.49 | 7300 | 1.25 |
| Tetryl | 1.71 | 7770 | 1.25 |
| C-3 (88% RDX) | 1.60 | 7635 | 1.33 |
| C-4 (91% RDX) | 1.59 | 8040 | 1.33 |
| Pentolite (56% PETN + 44% TNT) | 1.66 | 7520 | 1.33 |
| Semtex 1A (76% PETN + 4.7% RDX) | 1.55 | 7670 | 1.35 |
| Composition B (63% RDX + 36% TNT) | 1.72 | 7840 | 1.35 |
| Hydrazine mononitrate | 1.59 | 8500 | 1.42 |
| Mixture: 24% Nitrobenzene + 76% TNM | 1.48 | 8060 | 1.50 |
| Nitroglycerin (NG) | 1.59 | 8100 | 1.54 |
| Octol (80% HMX + 19% TNT + 1% DNT) | 1.83 | 8690 | 1.54 |
| Gelatine (92% NG + 7% Nitrocellulose) | 1.60 | 7970 | 1.60 |
| Erythritol tetranitrate (ETN) | 1.60 | 8100 | 1.60 |
| NTO (Nitrotriazolon) | 1.87 | 8120 | 1.60 |
| Hexogen (RDX) | 1.78 | 8700 | 1.60 |
| Penthrite (PETN) | 1.71 | 8400 | 1.66 |
| Ethylene glycol dinitrate (EGDN) | 1.49 | 8300 | 1.66 |
| Octogen (HMX) | 1.89 | 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 | 10,000 | 1.93 |
| Heptanitrocubane (HNC) | 1.92 | 9200 | N/A |
| Octanitrocubane (ONC) | 1.95 | 10,100 | 2.38 |
| Nuclear weapon | Total yield (tons of TNT) |
Weight (kg) |
R.E. ~ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davy Crockett (nuclear device) | 22 | 23 | 1000 |
| Classic (one-stage) fission A-bomb | 22k | 420 | 50,000 |
| Russian suitcase nuke (in service of GRU) | 2.5k | 31 | 80,000 |
| Little Boy | 16k | 60 | 270,000 |
| Typical (two-stage) nuclear bomb | 0.5M – 1M | 650–1120 | 900,000 |
| W88 modern thermonuclear warhead (MIRV) | 470k | 355 | 1,300,000 |
| B53 nuclear bomb (two-stage) | 9M | 4050 | 2,200,000 |
| B41 nuclear bomb (three-stage) | 25M | 4850 | 5,100,000 |
| Tsar nuclear bomb (three-stage) | 56M | 26,500 | 2,100,000 |
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