brisance vs consequence

brisance and consequence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brisance	Yes	No	No	No
consequence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, consequence is a hypernym of brisance; that is, consequence is a word with a broader meaning than brisance:

brisance: the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion
consequence: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Other hypernyms of brisance include effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot.

brisance (noun)	consequence (noun)
the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion	having important effects or influence
	the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon