oSIST prEN 13938-1:2021

Explosives for civil uses - Propellants and rocket propellants - Part 1: Requirements

This document specifies the requirements for propellants, solid rocket propellants, powder cakes and black powders for civil uses.

Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Treibladungspulver und Raketentreibstoffe - Teil 1: Anforderungen

Dieses Dokument legt die Anforderungen an feste Treibmittel, feste Raketentreibstoffe, Pulverpresslinge und Schwarzpulver für pyrotechnische Erzeugnisse und für Sicherheitsanzündschnüre fest, wenn diese den Prüfungen unterzogen werden, die in den in Abschnitt 2 verwiesenen Normen festgelegt sind.

Explosif à usage civil - Poudres propulsives et propergols pour fusées - Partie 1 : Exigences

Le présent document spécifie les exigences relatives aux propergols solides, propergols solides pour fusées, pains de poudre et poudres noires pour applications pyrotechniques et mèches de sûreté, lorsqu'ils sont soumis aux méthodes d'essai définies dans les normes référencées dans l'Article 2.

Eksplozivi za civilno uporabo - Smodniki in raketna goriva - 1. del: Zahteve

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 02-May-2021
• ICS: 71.100.30 - Explosives. Pyrotechnics and fireworks
• Technical Committee: IEKS - Explosives
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 03-Mar-2021
• Due Date: 21-Jul-2021
• Completion Date: 07-May-2021
• 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/055 - Standardization mandate to CEN for explosives for civil uses
• Ref Project: prEN 13938-1 - Explosives for civil uses - Propellants and rocket propellants - Part 1: Requirements

Relations

• Revised: SIST EN 13938-1:2005 - Explosives for civil uses - Propellants and rocket propellants - Part 1: Requirements
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2021
• Revised: SIST EN 13857-3:2002 - Explosives for civil uses - Part 3: Information to be provided by the manufacturer or his authorised representative to the user
• Effective Date: 16-Nov-2022
• Revised: SIST EN 13938-1:2005 - Explosives for civil uses - Propellants and rocket propellants - Part 1: Requirements
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023
• Revised: SIST EN 13857-3:2002 - Explosives for civil uses - Part 3: Information to be provided by the manufacturer or his authorised representative to the user
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023
• Revised: SIST EN 13938-1:2005 - Explosives for civil uses - Propellants and rocket propellants - Part 1: Requirements
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023
• Revised: SIST EN 13857-3:2002 - Explosives for civil uses - Part 3: Information to be provided by the manufacturer or his authorised representative to the user
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 13938-1:2021
01-april-2021
Eksplozivi za civilno uporabo - Smodniki in raketna goriva - 1. del: Zahteve
Explosives for civil uses - Propellants and rocket propellants - Part 1: Requirements
Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Treibladungspulver und Raketentreibstoffe - Teil 1:
Anforderungen
Explosif à usage civil - Poudres propulsives et propergols pour fusées - Partie 1 :
Exigences
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 13938-1
ICS:
71.100.30 Eksplozivi. Pirotehnika in Explosives. Pyrotechnics and
ognjemeti fireworks
oSIST prEN 13938-1:2021 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 13938-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

April 2021
ICS 71.100.30 Will supersede EN 13938-1:2004
English Version

Explosives for civil uses - Propellants and rocket
propellants - Part 1: Requirements
Explosif à usage civil - Poudres propulsives et Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Treibladungspulver
propergols pour fusées - Partie 1 : Exigences und Raketentreibstoffe - Teil 1: Merkmale
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 321.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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, Turkey and
United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.


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CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2021 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 13938-1:2021 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Requirements . 5
4.1 Resistance to electrostatic discharge – Solid gun propellants . 5
4.2 Deflagration to detonation transition - Solid gun propellants . 5
4.3 Burning rate under ambient conditions . 5
4.4 Voids and fissures - Solid rocket propellants . 5
4.5 Integrity of inhibitor coatings - Solid rocket propellants . 5
4.6 Bulk density and density of compressed pellets - Black powders used as propellant,
pyrotechnic or in safety fuses . 5
4.7 Thermal stability - Solid gun propellants, solid rocket propellants and black powder
used as propellants, pyrotechnic or in safety fuses. 6
4.8 Sensitiveness to friction . 6
4.9 Sensitiveness to impact . 6
4.10 Environmental-friendly disposal . 6
4.11 Suitable instructions . 6
4.12 Use by date . 6
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
safety 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 . 7
Bibliography . 9

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prEN 13938-1:2021 (E)
European foreword
This document (prEN 13938-1:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 321
“Explosives for civil uses”, the secretariat of which is held by UNE.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 13938-1:2004.
In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:
a) Clause 1, Scope, has been updated;
b) the normative references have been updated;
c) in Clause 3, Terms and definitions, the terms 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 have been added;
d) in 4.6, the requirements for properties of black powders for blasting have been removed and
requirements regarding bulk density and density of compressed pellets for black powders used as
propellant, pyrotechnic or in safety fuses have been added;
e) 4.10, Environmentally friendly disposal, 4.11, Suitable instructions, and 4.12, Use by date, have been
added;
f) Annex ZA has been updated.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request (M/562) annexed to the Commission
Implementing Decision C(2019)6634 final as regards Explosives for civil uses given to CEN by the
European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports Essential Safety
requirements of Directive 2014/28/EU.
For relationship with Directive 2014/28/EU, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
EN 13938, Explosives for civil uses — Propellants and rocket propellants, is currently composed of the
following parts:
— Part 1: Requirements
— Part 2: Determination of resistance to electrostatic discharge
— Part 3: Determination of deflagration to detonation transition
— Part 4: Determination of burning rate under ambient conditions
— Part 5: Determination of voids and fissures
— Part 6: Solid rocket propellants — Guide for the determination of integrity of inhibitor coatings
— Part 7: Determination of safe and reliable ignition and complete deflagration of black powder
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1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements for solid propellants, solid rocket propellants, powder cakes
and black powders for pyrotechnics and safety fuses, when subjected to the test methods defined in the
standards referenced to in Clause 2.
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.
prEN 13631-2:2021, Explosives for civil uses — Explosives — Part 2: Determination of therm
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