SIST EN 13938-1:2025
(Main)Explosives for civil uses - Propellants and rocket propellants - Part 1: Requirements
Explosives for civil uses - Propellants and rocket propellants - Part 1: Requirements
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.
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 - Pogonska (smodniki) in raketna goriva - 1. del: Zahteve
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2025
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 13938-1:2005/AC:2006
Eksplozivi za civilno uporabo - Pogonska (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: EN 13938-1:2025
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 13938-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 71.100.30 Supersedes EN 13857-3:2002, EN 13938-1:2004
English Version
Explosives for civil uses - Propellants and rocket
propellants - Part 1: Requirements
Explosifs à usage civil - Poudres propulsives et Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Treibladungspulver
propergols pour propulseurs - Partie 1 : Exigences und Raketentreibstoffe - Teil 1: 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
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists 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.
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United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Requirements for solid gun propellants . 7
4.1 Information to be provided for solid gun propellants . 7
4.1.1 Temperature of use . 7
4.1.2 Storage conditions . 7
4.1.3 Density . 7
4.2 Requirements on properties of solid gun propellants . 7
4.2.1 Resistance to electrostatic discharge . 7
4.2.2 Deflagration to detonation transition (DDT) . 7
4.2.3 Burning rate . 7
4.2.4 Thermal stability . 7
4.2.5 Insensitiveness to friction . 7
4.2.6 Insensitiveness to impact . 7
4.2.7 Density . 8
5 Requirements for solid rocket propellants . 8
5.1 Information to be provided for solid rocket propellants . 8
5.1.1 Temperature of use . 8
5.1.2 Storage conditions . 8
5.1.3 Density . 8
5.1.4 Means of ignition . 8
5.2 Requirements on properties of solid rocket propellants. 8
5.2.1 Voids and fissures of small rocket motors containing solid rocket propellants . 8
5.2.2 Thermal stability . 8
5.2.3 Insensitiveness to friction . 8
5.2.4 Insensitiveness to impact . 8
6 Requirements for black powder used as propellant, for pyrotechnic articles or for
safety fuses . 9
6.1 Information to be provided for black powder used as propellant . 9
6.1.1 Temperature of use . 9
6.1.2 Storage conditions . 9
6.1.3 Burning rate . 9
6.1.4 Density . 9
6.2 Requirements on properties of black powder used as propellant . 9
6.2.1 Burning rate . 9
6.2.2 Thermal stability . 9
6.2.3 Insensitiveness to friction . 9
6.2.4 Insensitiveness to impact . 9
6.2.5 Density . 9
7 Requirements for powder cakes . 10
7.1 Information to be provided for powder cakes . 10
7.1.1 Temperature of use . 10
7.1.2 Storage conditions . 10
7.2 Requirements on properties of powder cakes . 10
7.2.1 Thermal stability . 10
7.2.2 Insensitiveness to friction . 10
7.2.3 Insensitiveness to impact . 10
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 . 11
Bibliography . 15
European foreword
This document (EN 13938-1:2025) 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 document will supersede EN 13938-1:2004. In addition, together with EN 13630-1:2025,
EN 13631-1:2025 and EN 13763-1:2025, this document will supersede EN 13857-3:2002.
EN 13938-1:2004:
a) the Scope has been revised enlarged to clarify the covered explosives;
b) the normative references have been updated;
c) the terminology entry 3.1 has been removed;
d) the former Clause 4 “Requirements” has been replaced by separate clauses specifying the
requirements for each explosive covered in this document;
e) the requirements on information to be provided for solid gun propellants, solid rocket propellants,
black powder used as propellant and powder cakes have been added to this document as new Sub-
Clauses 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1; these requirements have been moved to this document in a revised form
from EN 13857-3:2002;
f) the requirements on the properties of the explosives covered in this document have been revised to
match the expression of the results in the corresponding test method standards;
g) the requirement regarding the integrity of inhibitor coatings for solid gun propellants has been
removed;
h) the Annex ZA has been updated;
i) the Bibliography has been updated.
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 13938 series, published under the general title Explosives for civil uses —
Propellants and rocket propellants, 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 propellants and rocket propellants. It is applicable to solid gun
propellants and solid rocket propellants.
This document also specifies requirements for powder cakes.
This document is applicable to black powder when used as propellant, for pyrotechnic articles or for
safety fuses.
This document does not apply to black powder used for blasting; for requirements for black powder used
for blasting, see EN 13631-1:2025.
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: Veri
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