"TITLE","AUTHORS","SUBJECT","DESCRIPTION","PUBLISHER","AVAILABILITY","RESEARCH_ORG","SPONSORING_ORG","CONTRIBUTING_ORG","PUBLICATION_COUNTRY","PUBLICATION_DATE","LANGUAGE","RESOURCE_TYPE","TYPE_QUALIFIER","RELATION","COVERAGE","FORMAT","IDENTIFIER","REPORT_NUMBER","DOE_CONTRACT_NUMBER","OTHER_IDENTIFIER","DOI","RIGHTS","ENTRY_DATE","OSTI_IDENTIFIER","CITATION_URL","PURL_URL","JOURNAL_NAME","JOURNAL_ISSUE","JOURNAL_VOLUME" "A survey of combustible metals, thermites, and intermetallics for pyrotechnic applications","Fischer, S H; Grubelich, M C","45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; PYROTECHNIC DEVICES; THERMITE PROCESS; CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES; INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; IGNITION; REVIEWS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS","Thermite mixtures, intermetallic reactants, and metal fuels have long been used in pyrotechnics. Advantages include high energy density, impact insensitivity, high combustion temperature, and a wide range of gas production. They generally exhibit high temperature stability and possess insensitive ignition properties. This paper reviews the applications, benefits, and characteristics of thermite mixtures, intermetallic reactants, and metal fuels. 50 refs, tables.","","OSTI as DE96012948","Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)","USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)","","United States","1996-08-01T00:00:00Z","English","Conference","","Conference: 32. AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE joint propulsion conference and exhibit, Orlando, FL (United States), 1-3 Jul 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]","","Medium: ED; Size: 14 p.","","SAND-95-2448C; CONF-960717-4","","ON: DE96012948","","","2009-11-10T00:00:00Z","372665","https://www.osti.gov/biblio/372665","https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/372665","","",""