[HTML][HTML] Extrusion-based additive manufacturing technologies: State of the art and future perspectives

SC Altıparmak, VA Yardley, Z Shi, J Lin - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Extrusion-based additive manufacturing (AM) has recently become widespread for the layer-
by-layer fabrication of three-dimensional prototypes and components even with highly …

[HTML][HTML] Quo Vadis, Nanothermite? A review of recent progress

M Polis, A Stolarczyk, K Glosz, T Jarosz - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
One of the groups of pyrotechnic compositions is thermite compositions, so-called thermites,
which consist of an oxidant, usually in the form of a metal oxide or salt, and a free metal …

Imaging the combustion characteristics of Al, B, and Ti composites

Y Wang, E Hagen, P Biswas, H Wang… - Combustion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we prepare 90 wt% loading composites of Al, B, and Ti with KClO 4 by 3D
printing and study their combustion characteristics with high-speed videography and …

Sponge-like Al/PVDF films with laser sensitivity and high combustion performance prepared by rapid phase inversion

S Chen, H Yu, W Zhang, R Shen, W Guo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
The aluminum-fluorine reaction hold great potential in crippling Al pre-combustion sintering
and agglomeration during combustion. Herein, the laser-sensitive Al/PVDF fuel rich films …

Carbon fibers enhance the propagation of high loading nanothermites: in situ observation of microscopic combustion

H Wang, DJ Kline, MC Rehwoldt… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A major challenge in formulating and manufacturing energetic materials lies in the balance
between total energy density, energy release rate, and mechanical integrity. In this work …

Rheological, Ballistic, and Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed, Photocured Composite Propellants

J Lajoie, J Blocker, T Sippel - Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
This study explores the rheological, mechanical, and ballistic properties of printed
ammonium perchlorate composite propellant at 82.5% solids loading with binders curable …

Self-destructive microchip: Support-free energetic film of BiOBr/Al/Bi2O3 nanothermites and its destructive performance

H Yang, Z Qiao, W Wang, P Tang, S Man, X Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Private information protection of electronic chips which store large amounts of sensitive data,
is a crucial issue in electromechanical systems nowadays. Here, a self-destructive microchip …

Considerable enhancement of nanothermites propagation through worm-like expansion of expandable graphite

X Jiao, J Xu, H Huo, X Lei, H Cheng, C Yu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Metastable intermolecular composites (MICs) are known for their high energy density, high
burn rate, and low diffusion distance, and they have various applications in military and …

Enhanced energy delivery of direct-write fabricated reactive materials with energetic graphene oxide

H Wang, Y Jiang, Y Wang, J Baek, X Zheng… - Combustion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aluminum (Al) based reactive materials are of interest as their addition can significantly
increase the energy density of energetic composites such as solid propellants. In this study …