SIST EN 13630-10:2025

Explosives for civil uses - Detonating cords and safety fuses - Part 10: Determination of initiating capability of detonating cords

This document specifies a method for the determination of the index of initiating capability for detonating cords.
The test method specified in this document is intended to assess only the index of initiation capability of detonating cords. See EN 13630-7:2025 for a test method for the verification of the reliability of initiation.
This document does not apply to safety fuses.

Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Sprengschnüre und Sicherheitsanzündschnüre - Teil 10: Bestimmung der Zündfähigkeit von Sprengschnüren

Dieses Dokument legt ein Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung des Zündfähigkeitsindex für Sprengschnüre fest.
Das in diesem Dokument festgelegte Prüfverfahren dient nur zur Beurteilung des Zündfähigkeitsindex von Sprengschnüren. Für ein Prüfverfahren zur Überprüfung der Zuverlässigkeit der Zündung siehe EN 13630 7:2025.
Dieses Dokument ist nicht anwendbar für Sicherheitsanzündschnüre.

Explosifs à usage civil - Cordeaux détonants et mèches de sûreté - Partie 10: Détermination de la capacité d'allumage des cordeaux détonants

Le présent document spécifie une méthode de détermination de l’indice de la capacité d’amorçage des cordeaux détonants.
La méthode d’essai spécifiée dans le présent document est exclusivement destinée à évaluer l’indice de la capacité d’amorçage des cordeaux détonants. Voir l’EN 13630-7:2025 pour obtenir une méthode d’essai permettant de vérifier la fiabilité de l’amorçage.
Le présent document ne s’applique pas aux mèches de sûreté.

Eksplozivi za civilno uporabo - Detonacijske in počasi goreče vžigalne vrvice - 10. del: Ugotavljanje indeksa vžigalne sposobnosti detonacijskih vrvic

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 02-May-2021
• Publication Date: 20-Oct-2025
• ICS: 71.100.30 - Explosives. Pyrotechnics and fireworks
• Technical Committee: IEKS - Explosives
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 16-Oct-2025
• Due Date: 21-Dec-2025
• Completion Date: 21-Oct-2025
• Directive: 2014/28/EU - Directive 2014/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses
• Mandate: M/562 - Standardization Request on Explosives for civil use
• Ref Project: EN 13630-10:2025 - Explosives for civil uses - Detonating cords and safety fuses - Part 10: Determination of the index of initiating capability of detonating cords

Relations

• Revised: SIST EN 13630-10:2005 - Explosives for civil uses - Detonating cords and safety fuses - Part 10: Determination of initiating capability of detonating cords
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2025
Eksplozivi za civilno uporabo - Detonacijske in počasi goreče vžigalne vrvice - 10.
del: Ugotavljanje indeksa vžigalne sposobnosti detonacijskih vrvic
Explosives for civil uses - Detonating cords and safety fuses - Part 10: Determination of
initiating capability of detonating cords
Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Sprengschnüre und Sicherheitsanzündschnüre - Teil
10: Bestimmung der Zündfähigkeit von Sprengschnüren
Explosifs à usage civil - Cordeaux détonants et mèches de sûreté - Partie 10:
Détermination de la capacité d'allumage des cordeaux détonants
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13630-10:2025
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 13630-10
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 71.100.30 Supersedes EN 13630-10:2005
English Version
Explosives for civil uses - Detonating cords and safety
fuses - Part 10: Determination of the index of initiating
capability of detonating cords
Explosifs à usage civil - Cordeaux détonants et mèches Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Sprengschnüre und
de sûreté - Partie 10 : Détermination de l'indice de la Sicherheitsanzündschnüre - Teil 10: Bestimmung der
capacité d'amorçage des cordeaux détonants Zündfähigkeit von Sprengschnüren
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 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 . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Principle . 5
5 Apparatus . 5
6 Preparation of test sample . 6
7 Procedure . 6
8 Expression of results . 7
9 Test report . 7
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 . 9
Bibliography . 10
European foreword
This document (EN 13630-10:2025) 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 document supersedes EN 13630-10:2005.
EN 13630-10:2005:
a) the document title has been changed from “Part 10: Determination of initiating capability of
detonating cords” to “Determination of the index of initiating capability of detonating cords”;
b) the Scope has been revised to clarify the explosives covered and not covered in the document;
c) the normative references have been updated;
d) the Clause “Principle” has been revised;
e) the Clause “Apparatus” has been further detailed and extended;
f) the Clause “Test pieces” is now called “Preparation of test sample” and has been revised and extended
to now include, e.g. a conditioning of the test pieces;
g) the Clause “Procedure” has been revised and further detailed to provide with clearer description of
the steps;
h) the Clause “Calculation of results” has been removed;
i) the Clause 8 “Expression of results” has been added;
j) the Clause “Test report” does no longer require conformity with EN ISO/IEC 17025 and the
information to be provided has been updated and extended;
k) the former Annexes A “Range of applicability of the test method” and B “Restriction of the test
method” have been removed;
l) the Annex ZA has been updated;
m) the Bibliography has been added and lists EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017.
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 13630 series, published under the general title Explosives for civil uses —
Detonating cords and safety fuses, 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 a method for the determination of the index of initiating capability for detonating
cords.
The test method specified in this document is intended to assess only the index of initiation capability of
detonating cords. See EN 13630-7:2025 for a test method for the verification of the reliability of initiation.
This document does not apply to safety fuses.
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
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