Possibility of the formation of diamonds as a result of the detonation of picric acid

The dependences of the detonation velocity and electrical resistance on the initial density of picric acid were determined for developing the conclusions made earlier for TNT- and RDX-based comjpositions concerning the effect of diamond formation on the detonation velocity and resistance of detonation products. A discontinuity of the dependence of the detonation velocity on the initial density and an increase of the resistance of the detonation products in the region of this discontinuity, which are related to diamond formation in the detonation wave, were found. The relative position of the dependences of resistance on density and of the discontinuities of the dependences of the detonation velocity on the density for various explosives is discussed.