Metal particles are attractive candidate fuels for various propulsion and energy-conversion
applications, primarily due to their high energy densities. Micron-sized particles present …

Reactive multilayer thin films are a class of energetic materials that continue to attract
attention for use in joining applications and as igniters. Generally composed of two …

Nanotechnology has stimulated revolutionary advances in many scientific and industrial
fields, particularly in energetic materials. Powder mixing is the simplest and most traditional …

This review focuses on the properties of reactive materials (RMs) that enable exothermic
formation reactions and their application as local heat sources. We examine how the heat …

Additive manufacturing (AM) provides an effective way to fabricate geometrically tailored
structures. Existing metal AM technologies depend on external heat-induced phase …

Composite materials exhibit advantages from the combination of multiple properties, which
cannot be achieved by a monolithic material. At present, the use of composite materials in …

High entropy alloy films of AlCoCrFeNi B2-ordered structure are formed during an ultrafast
heating process by reactive Ni/Al multilayers. The self-propagating high-temperature …

The ignition of the Al/CuO multilayered material is studied experimentally to explore the
effects of the heating surface area, layering, and film thickness on the ignition characteristics …

In situ deposition of a thin (∼ 5 nm) layer of copper between Al and CuO layers is shown to
increase the overall nanolaminate material reactivity. A combination of transmission electron …

In this study, an FCC+ BCC dual-phase solid solution structure HEAs joint was formed
during self-propagating brazing using an Al/Ni nano-multilayer. The reactive Ni/Al …