Self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) or combustion synthesis (CS) is a
rapidly developing research area. SHS materials are being used in various fields, including …

Recent developments in materials processing and characterization resulted in the discovery
of a new type of reactive materials containing nanoscaled metal components. The well …

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 …

Reactive and energetic materials are typically metastable and are expected to transform into
thermodynamically favorable reaction products with substantial energy release. Preparation …

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 …

Written with both postgraduate students and researchers in academia and industry in mind,
this reference covers the chemistry behind metal nanopowders, including production …

Multi material pairings like metal-plastic hybrid compounds are becoming increasingly
important across all industrial sectors. However, the substitution of metals by plastics leads …

Experimental and theoretical studies on heterogeneous exothermic reaction waves in
multilayer nanofilms are analysed. Mathematical models for the reaction wave propagation …

A wide-ranging, one-stop resource, the Materials Processing Handbook provides
groundbreaking coverage of processes applied to a myriad of solid materials. It presents the …