# Energetic material

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{{Short description|Stored chemical energy that can be released}}
'''Energetic materials''' are a class of material with high amount of stored [chemical energy](/source/chemical_energy) that can be released.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://undergradresearch.missouri.edu/forums-conferences/abstracts/abstract-detail.php?abstractid=843 |title=Abstract detail &#124; Undergraduate Research |website=undergradresearch.missouri.edu |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720000157/http://undergradresearch.missouri.edu/forums-conferences/abstracts/abstract-detail.php?abstractid=843 |archive-date=20 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Typical classes of energetic materials are e.g. [explosive](/source/explosive)s, [pyrotechnic composition](/source/pyrotechnic_composition)s, [propellant](/source/propellant)s (e.g. [smokeless gunpowder](/source/smokeless_gunpowder)s and [rocket fuel](/source/rocket_fuel)s), and [fuel](/source/fuel)s (e.g. [diesel fuel](/source/diesel_fuel) and [gasoline](/source/gasoline)).

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==External links==
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