Editing Explosive (section)

===By physical form===
{{Main|Use forms of explosives}}
Explosives are often characterized by the physical form that the explosives are produced or used in. These use forms are commonly categorized as:<ref name="Cooper">{{cite book
|last=Cooper
|first=Paul W.
|title=Explosives Engineering
|year=1996
|publisher=Wiley-VCH
|pages=51–66
|chapter=Chapter 4: Use forms of explosives
|isbn=978-0-471-18636-6}}</ref>
* Pressings
* Castings
* [[Polymer-bonded explosive|Plastic or polymer bonded]]
* [[Plastic explosive]]s, a.k.a. putties
* Rubberized
* Extrudable
* [[Binary explosive|Binary]]
* Blasting agents
* Slurries and gels
* Dynamites