Sensitising the micron-sized aluminium/potassium periodate thermite

Johannes Marthinus Grobler,Walter Wilhelm Focke,N. P. Derrick,A. J. Oberholster,Cheryl Kelly,George Labuschagne

Sensitising the micron-sized aluminium/potassium periodate thermite

2020

Johannes Marthinus Grobler
Walter Wilhelm Focke
N. P. Derrick
A. J. Oberholster
Cheryl Kelly
George Labuschagne

ABSTRACTAddition of 10 wt-% Al/CuO and 5 wt-% Al/PTFE significantly sensitizes the Al/KIO4 thermite. The energetic performance of this micron-sized blend approached the performance of nanothermite ...

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Burn rate (chemistry)
Ignition system
Thermite
Aluminium
Inorganic chemistry
Chemistry
Micrometre
Potassium periodate

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