Composition H6

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Composition H6 is a military high-explosive formulation commonly used as the main charge in general-purpose aerial bombs and other munitions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Composition H6 canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf explosive formulation ⓘ
high explosive ⓘ
military explosive ⓘ
classifiedAs secondary explosive ⓘ
contains oxygen-deficient explosive mixture ⓘ
developedBy military research organizations ⓘ
developedFor general-purpose bomb fillings ⓘ
underwater blast performance ⓘ
hasAlternativeTo Composition B ⓘ
hasApproximateMassFraction RDX 44%–45% ⓘ
TNT 29%–30% ⓘ
aluminum powder 20% ⓘ
calcium chloride 1% ⓘ
wax 5% ⓘ
hasComponent RDX ⓘ
TNT ⓘ
aluminum powder ⓘ
calcium chloride ⓘ
wax ⓘ
hasDetonationVelocity approximately 7,000–8,000 m/s ⓘ
hasFillingType cast filling ⓘ
hasPerformanceCharacteristic enhanced underwater bubble energy ⓘ
high blast effect ⓘ
significant fragmentation driving ability ⓘ
hasProperty castable explosive ⓘ
good underwater shock performance ⓘ
high brisance ⓘ
high detonation velocity ⓘ
melt-castable ⓘ
relatively insensitive compared to pure RDX ⓘ
hasRole high-energy filler ⓘ
main explosive charge ⓘ
hasSafetyCharacteristic reduced sensitivity compared to earlier formulations ⓘ
hasUse bomb fillings ⓘ
demolition charges ⓘ
warheads ⓘ
replaces Torpex in some applications ⓘ
usedAs main charge ⓘ
usedBy naval forces ⓘ
various NATO militaries ⓘ
usedIn depth charges ⓘ
general-purpose aerial bombs ⓘ
mines ⓘ
naval munitions ⓘ
torpedo warheads ⓘ
underwater munitions ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mk 82 bomb → explosiveFiller → Composition H6 ⓘ
Mk 83 bomb → typicalExplosiveFill → Composition H6 ⓘ
Mk 84 bomb → filling → Composition H6 ⓘ