bursting charge vs explosive charge

bursting charge and explosive charge both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bursting charge	Yes	No	No	No
explosive charge	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bursting charge and explosive charge are synonyms defined as:

bursting charge and explosive charge: a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time

Other synonyms of bursting charge include burster, charge.

bursting charge (noun)	explosive charge (noun)
a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time	a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time