This is supposed to be 30% more powerful than dynamite containing 60% nitroglycerin, and has 30% more brisance. From Wordnik.com. [A Large Collection of Incendiary Information (Part II)] Reference
It isn't exactly strength or hardness or toughness or resilience or brisance -- maybe a combination of all five. From Wordnik.com. [The Galaxy Primes] Reference
It's got what's called a high brisance. From Wordnik.com. [Op-Ed: It's Time To Worry About Al-Qaida In Yemen] Reference
"Consistent with the brisance," Cooper said. From Wordnik.com. [The Coffin Dancer]
That means the device had a high brisance — ". From Wordnik.com. [The Coffin Dancer]
"With the brisance, we know it's high explosive. From Wordnik.com. [The Coffin Dancer]
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