Combustible structural composites and methods of forming combustible structural composites
Abstract
Combustible structural composites and methods of forming same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a combustible structural composite includes combustible material comprising a fuel metal and a metal oxide. The fuel metal is present in the combustible material at a weight ratio from 1:9 to 1:1 of the fuel metal to the metal oxide. The fuel metal and the metal oxide are capable of exothermically reacting upon application of energy at or above a threshold value to support self-sustaining combustion of the combustible material within the combustible structural composite. Structural-reinforcing fibers are present in the composite at a weight ratio from 1:20 to 10:1 of the structural-reinforcing fibers to the combustible material. Other embodiments and aspects are disclosed.
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1083922
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,409,377
- Application Number:
- 13/193,427
- Assignee:
- Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Daniels, Michael A., Heaps, Ronald J., Steffler, Eric D., and Swank, W. David. Combustible structural composites and methods of forming combustible structural composites. United States: N. p., 2013.
Web.
Daniels, Michael A., Heaps, Ronald J., Steffler, Eric D., & Swank, W. David. Combustible structural composites and methods of forming combustible structural composites. United States.
Daniels, Michael A., Heaps, Ronald J., Steffler, Eric D., and Swank, W. David. 2013.
"Combustible structural composites and methods of forming combustible structural composites". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1083922.
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abstractNote = {Combustible structural composites and methods of forming same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a combustible structural composite includes combustible material comprising a fuel metal and a metal oxide. The fuel metal is present in the combustible material at a weight ratio from 1:9 to 1:1 of the fuel metal to the metal oxide. The fuel metal and the metal oxide are capable of exothermically reacting upon application of energy at or above a threshold value to support self-sustaining combustion of the combustible material within the combustible structural composite. Structural-reinforcing fibers are present in the composite at a weight ratio from 1:20 to 10:1 of the structural-reinforcing fibers to the combustible material. Other embodiments and aspects are disclosed.},
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