Joining and welding with a nanothermite and exothermic bonding using reactive multi-nanolayers–A review

DMB Dombroski, A Wang, JZ Wen, M Alfano - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Joining and welding using a nanothermite is a matter of exercising control to introduce the
energy needed to perform the weld at a required rate and duration sufficient to reach the …

Unexpected enhanced reactivity of aluminized nanothermites by accelerated aging

T Wu, G Lahiner, C Tenailleau, B Reig… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
We examine the thermal aging of four Al based thermites chosen among the most commonly
used in microenergetic systems: Al/CuO, Al/Fe 2 O 3, Al/Fe 3 O 4 and Al/Co 3 O 4. For each …

Atomic scale insights into the first reaction stages prior to Al/CuO nanothermite ignition: influence of porosity

H Jabraoui, A Esteve, M Schoenitz… - … applied materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
This theoretical work aims to understand the influence of nanopores at CuO–Al
nanothermite interfaces on the initial stage of thermite reaction. ReaxFF molecular dynamics …

Low-temperature exothermic reactions in Al/CuO nanothermites producing copper nanodots and accelerating combustion

M Mursalat, C Huang, B Julien… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Several Al/CuO nanocomposite reactive materials, prepared recently by arrested reactive
milling, were found to exhibit a distinct low-temperature exothermic peak around 600 K seen …

New coordination complexes-based gas-generating energetic composites

T Wu, F Sevely, B Julien, F Sodre, J Cure… - Combustion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
To reduce the size inconvenience of airbag systems employed in human-body protection
devices while maintaining comparable gas generation performance, a new family of gas …

Ignition and Combustion Characteristics of Al/TiB2-Based Nanothermites: Effect of Bifuel Distribution

V Singh, T Wu, L Salvagnac, A Estève… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Aluminum has demonstrated compelling attributes over decades of research, encompassing
affordability, abundance, and a high specific energy density when utilized as a fuel in …

How positioning of a hard ceramic TiB2 layer in Al/CuO multilayers can regulate the overall energy release behavior

V Singh, T Wu, E Hagen, L Salvagnac, C Tenailleau… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
This study reports on a new ternary thermite comprising of Al-TiB 2/CuO multilayers,
designed to take the advantage of high ignitability of titanium (Ti), high volumetric density of …

Effects of hollow carbon nanospheres on combustion performance of Al/Fe2O3-based nanothermite sticks

H Yang, C Xu, S Man, H Bao, Y Xie, X Li, G Yang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Effects of hollow carbon nanospheres on the combustion behavior of Al/Fe 2 O 3-
based thermite sticks are studied in this work. The results from laser ignition experiments …

Microstructural Characterization and Self‐Propagation Properties of Reactive Al/Ni Multilayers Deposited onto Wavelike Surface Morphologies: Influence on the …

YH Sauni Camposano, H Bartsch… - … status solidi (a), 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reactive multilayer systems are nanostructures of great interest for various technological
applications because of their high energy release rate during the self‐propagating reaction …

Pioneering insights into the superior performance of titanium as a fuel in energetic materials

T Wu, V Singh, B Julien, C Tenailleau, A Estève… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, for the first time, the spotlight was shined on in-depth understanding the reaction
mechanism of nanoTi-based thermite. It was found that adding nanoTi into thermite can …