The effect of Si-Bi2O3 on the ignition of the Al-CuO thermite

Powder Technology

Volumn 205, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 97-102

  Ilunga, K ^a   del Fabbro, O ^a   Yapi, L ^a   Focke, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ignition temperature; Nanoparticles; Pyrotechnics; Thermite

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IGNITION TEMPERATURES; NANO-SIZED; NANO-SIZED POWDER; NITROGEN ATMOSPHERES; PYROTECHNICS; SCAN RATES; THERMITE REACTION; THERMITES;

NANOPARTICLES; SILICON;

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM; BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; BISMUTH OXIDE; COPPER OXIDE; NITROGEN; SILICON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMBUSTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IGNITION; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 78049265747     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2010.08.071     Document Type: Article

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