The instruments for sensitivity tests are used to determine the most important sensitivity (sensitiveness) properties of energetic materials, such as sensitivity to impact, friction and electric spark (electrostatic discharge). These tests are required and applied for safety characterization of all classes of explosive materials in different stages of their life cycle. The offered instruments are designed to fulfill requirements of the respective international standards of testing and to provide extra design features above and beyond those requirements.
Electrostatic discharge is one of the most frequent and the least characterized cause of accidental explosions of energetic materials. To have reliable data on electrostatic spark sensitiveness of energetic materials is thus critical imperative in their R&D, manufacture, processing, loading or demilitarization.
The tester simulates accidental ignition of large charges of energetic materials (especially propellants) during manufacturing, processing, loading, or demilitarization by intensive electrostatic discharge.
BAM fall hammer BFH serves for measuring impact sensitivity of solid high explosives, propellants, pyrotechnics and also primary explosives.
The FSKM friction tester is used for determination of friction sensitivity (sensitiveness) of energetic materials and it is equipped with unique instrumental detection of sample activation.