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Ultrasonic Consolidation and Ignition Characteristics of Thermite Composites
Author(s) -
Pillai Suresh Kumar,
Hadjiafxenti Anastasia,
Doumanidis Charalabos C.,
Ando Teiichi,
Rebholz Claus
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of applied ceramic technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1744-7402
pISSN - 1546-542X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7402.2011.02655.x
Subject(s) - thermite , materials science , consolidation (business) , ultrasonic sensor , powder metallurgy , composite material , fabrication , composite number , metal powder , ignition system , metallurgy , metal , sintering , aluminium , medicine , physics , alternative medicine , accounting , pathology , acoustics , business , thermodynamics
The fabrication and characterization of metal‐based energetic composite materials are currently being examined for a range of new applications. A newly developed ultrasonic consolidation process is used for the synthesis of Al/Fe 2 O 3 and Al/Cu 2 O compacts over a wide range of powder ratios at room temperature. Powder consolidation was achieved by a multistep procedure involving simultaneous application of pressure and ultrasonic vibrations. The observed reaction characteristics of the composites are similar to those of previously reported thermite compacts prepared by a traditional powder metallurgy method.
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