Effect of al particle size on the thermal degradation of Al/teflon mixtures

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 179, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1467-1480

  Osborne, Dustin T ^a   Pantoya, Michelle L ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

DSC; Equilibrium studies; Nano aluminum; Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE); Reactive materials; Teflon; TGA; Thermal analysis; Thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EXPLOSIVES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; PROPELLANTS; PYROLYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EQUILIBRIUM STUDIES; NANO-ALUMINUM; REACTIVE MATERIALS;

MIXTURES;

EID: 34547242406     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200601182333     Document Type: Article

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