Tantalum-tungsten oxide thermite composites prepared by sol-gel synthesis and spark plasma sintering
- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave., Livermore, CA 94550 (United States)
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California-Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616 (United States)
Energetic composite powders consisting of sol-gel derived nanostructured tungsten oxide were produced with various amounts of micrometer-scale tantalum fuel metal. Such energetic composite powders were ignition-tested and the results show that the powders are not sensitive to friction, spark and/or impact ignition. Initial consolidation experiments, using the High-Pressure Spark Plasma Sintering (HPSPS) technique, on the sol-gel derived nanostructured tungsten oxide produced samples with higher relative density than can be achieved with commercially available tungsten oxide. The sol-gel derived nanostructured tungsten oxide with immobilized tantalum fuel metal (Ta-WO{sub 3}) energetic composite was consolidated to a density of 9.17 g cm{sup -3} or 93% relative density. In addition, those samples were consolidated without significant pre-reaction of the constituents, thus retaining their stored chemical energy. (author)
- OSTI ID:
- 21331458
- Journal Information:
- Combustion and Flame, Vol. 157, Issue 8; Other Information: Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved; ISSN 0010-2180
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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