Effects of multi-component co-addition on reaction characteristics and impact damage properties of reactive material

Song Zhang, Jinxu Liu*, Min Yang, Liu Wang, Jia Lan, Shukui Li, Chuan He, Xinying Xue

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

34 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Reaction energy, reaction rate, and extent of reaction were the influencing factors of the damage effect of reactive materials. To improve the destructive effects of the reactive material, we systematically studied the influence of multi-component co-addition on the material properties. Reaction energy, burning speed, specific volume of explosive, and reaction processes under high-speed impact of the two kinds of reactive materials (50W-35PTFE-15Al and 50W-35PTFE-10Al-5Mg) were investigated. Furthermore, we fabricated incendiary bullets with the reactive material core and tested their damage effect. The results showed that the addition of the Mg increased the reaction heat in oxygen atmosphere. Meanwhile, we observed that the addition of Mg accelerated the reaction rate of the reactive material over different experimental conditions, including the combustion of natural stacking powder and the deflagration of dense bulk material under high-speed impact. Moreover, under the impact loading, the extent of reaction was improved significantly by Mg addition. Even though the smaller explosive specific volume of the 50W-35PTFE-10Al-5Mg, an obviously improved destruction were caused by the 50W-35PTFE-10Al-5Mg incendiary due to the sufficient reaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-8
Number of pages8
JournalMaterials and Design
Volume153
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Sept 2018

Keywords

  • Damage effect
  • Extent of reaction
  • Multi-component
  • Reactive materials
  • Specific volume of explosion

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Effects of multi-component co-addition on reaction characteristics and impact damage properties of reactive material'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this