| Explosive | Approximate Density (g/cc) |
Approximate Average Effective Atomic Number (Z) |
| XM-08-X | 0.7 | 7.5 |
| Smokeless Powders | 0.5 to 1.0 | 7.4 to 7.8 |
| ANFO | 0.9 | 7.4 |
| XM-07-X | 1.03 | 13.8 |
| XM-09GE-X | 1.12 | 7.2 |
| Black Powder | 1.2 | 14.2 |
| Commercial Slurries and Emulsions | 1.1 to 1.5 | 7.3 to 10.0 |
| XM-10GE-X | 1.32 | 8.3 |
| XM-06-X | 1.37 | 9.2 |
| XM-11GE-X | 1.44 | 9.8 |
| Dynamites | 1.3 to 1.6 | 7.3 to 9.0 |
| XM-05-X | 1.45 | 7.3 |
| Detasheet | 1.47 | 7.2 |
| SEMTEX H | 1.47 | 7.1 |
| SEMTEX 1A | 1.47 | 7.2 |
| XM-04-X1 | 1.47 | 7.3 |
| TNT | 1.51 | 7.1 |
| XM-02-X1 | 1.50 | 7.1 |
| Comp C-4 | 1.58 | 7.1 |
| XM-01AL-X | 1.60 | 9.3 |
| Tritonal | 1.65 | 9.1 |
| XM-03-X | 1.68 | 7.2 |
| XM-15-X | 1.70 | 7.2 |
| Comp B | 1.71 | 7.2 |
| Octol | 1.80 | 7.2 |