Chemical Reaction Bomb (Crb)
A device designed to cause a mechanical explosion by overpressure of the container due to a chemical reaction; generally produced by the mixing of commonly available chemicals or products. DISCUSSIOExamples include the mixing of hydrochloric acid and aluminum foil; and mixing sodium hydroxide; water and aluminum foil.
Committee
Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ASTM E3196-21 Standard Terminology Relating to the Examination of Explosives. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2021.
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Reprinted, with permission, from ASTM, copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. A copy of the complete standard may be purchased from ASTM International, https://www.astm.org