Understanding the Taussig Scale: A Guide to Measuring Explosive Energy

Taussig is a unit of measurement used to express the amount of energy released by an explosive. It is defined as the amount of TNT (trinitrotoluene) required to produce the same amount of energy as the explosive being measured. The Taussig scale is named after its developer, Dr. Max Taussig, who was a German chemist and explosives expert.

The Taussig scale is used to compare the relative power of different explosives, and it is commonly used in the military and mining industries. It is important to note that the Taussig scale is not a linear scale, meaning that a small increase in Taussig value does not necessarily result in a proportional increase in energy released. Instead, the relationship between Taussig values and energy released is nonlinear and depends on the specific properties of the explosive being measured.