EN 13631-1:2025
(Main)Explosives for civil uses - Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive substances - Part 1: Requirements
Explosives for civil uses - Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive substances - Part 1: Requirements
This document specifies requirements for explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive substances.
This document also applies to black powder when used for blasting.
NOTE This document does not apply to black powder when used as propellant, for pyrotechnics or for safety fuses; for requirements for black powder used as propellant, for pyrotechnics or for safety fuses see EN 13938-1:2025.
Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Sprengstoffe, Verstärkungsladungen und Explosivstoffe - Teil 1: Anforderungen
Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an Sprengstoffe, Verstärkungsladungen und explosive Stoffe fest.
Dieses Dokument ist ebenfalls anwendbar auf zum Sprengen verwendetes Schwarzpulver.
ANMERKUNG Dieses Dokument ist nicht auf Schwarzpulver anwendbar, das als Treibmittel, für pyrotechnische Artikel oder für Sicherheitsanzündschnüre verwendetet wird; zu Anforderungen an als Treibmittel, für pyrotechnische Artikel oder für Sicherheitsanzündschnüre verwendetes Schwarzpulver siehe EN 13938-1:2025.
Explosifs à usage civil - Explosifs de mine, relais de détonation et substances explosives - Partie 1 : Exigences
Le présent document spécifie les exigences relatives aux explosifs de mine, aux relais de détonation et aux substances explosives.
Le présent document s'applique également à la poudre noire de mine.
NOTE Le présent document ne s'applique pas à la poudre noire utilisée comme propergol, pour la pyrotechnie ou pour les mèches de sûreté ; pour les exigences applicables à la poudre noire utilisée comme propergol, pour la pyrotechnie ou pour les mèches de sûreté, voir l’EN 13938-1:2025.
Eksplozivi za civilno uporabo - Razstreliva - 1. del: Zahteve
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2025
Eksplozivi za civilno uporabo - Razstreliva - 1. del: Zahteve
Explosives for civil uses - High explosives - Part 1: Requirements
Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Sprengstoffe - Teil 1: Anforderungen
Explosifs à usage civil - Explosifs - Partie 1 : Exigences
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13631-1:2025
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 13631-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 71.100.30 Supersedes EN 13631-1:2005, EN 13857-3:2002
English Version
Explosives for civil uses - Explosives for blasting, boosters
and explosive substances - Part 1: Requirements
Explosifs à usage civil - Explosifs de mine, Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Sprengstoffe,
renforçateurs, et substances explosives - Partie 1 : Verstärkungsladungen und Explosivstoffe - Teil 1:
Exigences Anforderungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 29 September 2025.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Requirements for explosives for blasting . 7
4.1 Information to be provided for explosives for blasting . 7
4.1.1 Temperature of use . 7
4.1.2 Storage conditions . 7
4.1.3 Mechanical loading . 7
4.1.4 Means of initiation . 7
4.1.5 Use in wet or humid conditions . 7
4.1.6 Use in situations with hydrostatic pressure . 8
4.1.7 Density . 8
4.1.8 Velocity of detonation . 8
4.1.9 Minimum diameter . 8
4.2 Requirements on properties of explosives for blasting . 8
4.2.1 Thermal stability . 8
4.2.2 Insensitiveness to friction . 8
4.2.3 Insensitiveness to impact . 8
4.2.4 Resistance to water . 9
4.2.5 Resistance to hydrostatic pressure . 9
4.2.6 Means of initiation . 9
4.2.7 Transmission of detonation . 9
4.2.8 Density . 9
4.2.9 Velocity of detonation . 9
5 Requirements for black powder used for blasting . 9
5.1 Information to be provided for black powder used for blasting . 9
5.1.1 Temperature of use . 9
5.1.2 Storage conditions . 9
5.1.3 Use in wet or humid conditions . 9
5.1.4 Electric igniter. 10
5.1.5 Mechanical loading . 10
5.1.6 Density . 10
5.1.7 Burning rate . 10
5.2 Requirements on properties of black powder used for blasting . 10
5.2.1 Thermal stability . 10
5.2.2 Insensitiveness to friction . 10
5.2.3 Insensitiveness to impact . 10
5.2.4 Density . 10
5.2.5 Transmission of deflagration . 10
5.2.6 Burning rate . 10
6 Requirements for boosters . 11
6.1 Information to be provided for boosters . 11
6.1.1 Temperature of use . 11
6.1.2 Storage conditions . 11
6.1.3 Use in wet or humid conditions . 11
6.1.4 Use in situations with hydrostatic pressure . 11
6.1.5 Means of initiation. 11
6.1.6 Density . 11
6.2 Requirements on properties of boosters . 11
6.2.1 Thermal stability . 11
6.2.2 Resistance to water . 12
6.2.3 Resistance to hydrostatic pressure . 12
6.2.4 Means of initiation. 12
6.2.5 Density . 12
7 Requirements for explosive substances . 12
7.1 Information to be provided for explosive substances. 12
7.1.1 Temperature of use. 12
7.1.2 Storage conditions . 12
7.1.3 Density . 12
7.2 Requirements on properties of explosive substances . 12
7.2.1 Thermal stability . 12
7.2.2 Insensitiveness to friction . 12
7.2.3 Insensitiveness to impact . 13
7.2.4 Density . 13
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 . 14
Bibliography . 19
European foreword
This document (EN 13631-1:2025) 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 supersedes EN 13631-1:2005.
Together with EN 13630-1:2025, EN 13763-1:2025 and EN 13938-1:2025 this document supersedes
EN 13857-3:2002.
EN 13631-1:2005:
a) the document title has been changed from “Explosives for civil uses — High explosives — Part 1:
Requirements” to “Explosives for civil uses — Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive
substances — Part 1: Requirements”;
b) the Scope has been revised completely so that the document now refers to explosives for blasting
including black powder used for blasting as well as boosters and explosive substances;
c) the normative references have been updated;
d) the Clause 4 “Requirements” has been completely revised and is now called “Requirements for
explosives for blasting”;
e) a new Clause 5 “Requirements on black powder used for blasting”, a new Clause 6 “Requirements on
boosters” and a new Clause 7 “Requirements on explosive substances” have been added;
f) the requirements on information to be provided for explosives for blasting have been moved from
EN 13857-3:2002 to the 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1 in revised form;
g) the former subclauses 4.6 “Safety at extreme temperatures”, 4.7 “Safety at loading” and 4.12
“Thermodynamic properties” and the corresponding requirements have been removed;
h) the former Clause 5 “Other tests” including subclauses 5.1 “Toxic gases” and 5.2 “Explosives for use
in hazardous environments” has been removed;
i) the Annex ZA has been updated;
j) the Bibliography has been added.
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 organisations 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 requirements for explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive substances.
This document also applies to black powder when used for blasting.
NOTE This document does not apply to black powder when used as propellant, for pyrotechnics or for safety
fuses; for requirements for black powder used as propellant, for pyrotechnics or for safety fuses see EN 13938-
1:2025.
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 13631-2:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive substances —
Part 2: Verification of thermal stability
EN 13631-3:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive substances —
Part 3: Verification of the insensitiveness to friction of explosives for blasting and explosive substances
EN 13631-4:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive substances —
Part 4: Verification of the insensitiveness to impact of explosives for blasting and explosive substances
EN 13631-5:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive substances —
Part 5: Verification of the resistance to water of explosives for blasting and boosters
EN 13631-6:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive substances —
Part 6: Verification of the resistance to hydrostatic pressure of explosives for blasting and boosters
EN 13631-10:2025, 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
EN 13631-11:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive substances —
Part 11: Verification of the transmission of detonation of cartridged explosives for blasting
EN 13631-13:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive substances —
Part 13: Verification of density
EN 13631-14:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive substances
— Part 14: Verification of the velocity of detonation of explosives for blasting
EN 13631-17:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Explosives for blasting, boosters and explosive substances —
Part 17: Verification of transmission of deflagration of black powder used for blasting
EN 13763-1:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Detonators and detonating cord relays — Part 1:
Requirements
EN 13857-1:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Part 1: Vocabulary
EN 13938-4:2025, Explosives for civil uses — Propellants and rocket propellants — Part 4: Determination
of the burning rate of solid gun propellants and black powder
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 Requirements for explosives for blasting
4.1 Information to be provided for explosives for blasting
4.1.1 Temperature of use
The temperature range in which the explosive for blasting may be used shall be given as minimum and
as maximum temperature expressed in °C.
4.1.2 Storage conditions
4.1.2.1 Temperature
The temperature range for storage of the explosive for blasting shall be given as minimum and as
maximum temperature expressed in °C.
4.1.2.2 Relative humidity
The range of relative humidity for storage of the explosive for blasting shall be given as minimum and as
maximum value expressed in % of relative humidity.
4.1.3 Mechanical loading
It shall be specified whether or not the explosives for blasting may be loaded mechanically.
NOTE For example, pneumatic loading of dry bulk or small diameter cartridged explosives.
4.1.4 Means of initiation
The means of initiation for the explosive for blasting shall be specified. The method of attachment of the
means of initiation to the blasting explosive shall be specified.
In case of a detonator being specified as means of initiation, the equivalent reference detonator in
accordance with EN 13763-1:2025, Table A.1, shall be specified.
In case of a detonating cord being specified as means of initiation, the quantity of explosive material in
the core of the detonating cord (i.e. the core loading) shall be specified expressed in g/m.
In case of a booster being specified as means of initiation, the explosive material and its mass in g shall
be specified.
4.1.5 Use in wet or humid conditions
It shall be specified whether or not the explosive for blasting may be used in wet or humid conditions.
NOTE Wet or humid conditions refer to situations where the explosive is subjected to high humidity, rain,
surface water or complete immersion into water.
4.1.6 Use in situations with hydrostatic pressure
It shall be specified whether or not the explosive for blasting may be used in situations where it will be
subjected to hydrostatic pressure.
In case that the explosive for blasting may be used in such situations, the maximum value of hydrostatic
pressure that the explosive for blasting may be subjected to shall be specified in MPa.
4.1.7 Density
For bulk explosives for blasting, the density shall be specified. It shall be specified either as single value
or as a range of maximum and minimum value, expressed in g/cm .
For cartridged explosives for blasting, the density of the explosive material together with the cartridge
casing shall be specified. It shall be specified either as single value or as a range of maximum and
minimum value, expressed in g/cm .
4.1.8 Velocity of detonation
The velocity of detonation for the explosive for blasting shall be specified expressed in m/s. The velocity
of detonation shall be specified at least for the minimum diameter specified in accordance with 4.1.9.
It shall be specified whether the velocity o
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