Making sense of sensitivity data

摘要

Sensitivity to a range of stimuli, as measured in small-scale tests, is routinely reported for new energetic materials. Often insufficient information is given for the results to be interpreted in the context of the behaviour of other energetics. This paper focuses on small-scale impact sensitivity testing and the information about the testing that is needed for a meaningful evaluation of those results to be made. The discussion addresses impact sensitivity tests, but the lessons are applicable to other types of small-scale sensitivity testing as well.