The Conversion of a Boron-Containing Pyrotechnic Mix to a 'Ceramic-Like' Material by Electron Beam Interaction

Autor: Phil Renn, Phil Sturgill, John Glass, Alba L. Ramaswamy
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Journal of Energetic Materials. 22:231-250
ISSN: 1545-8822
0737-0652
DOI: 10.1080/07370650490893117
Popis: The transformation of a boron-containing pyrotechnic mix to a “ceramic” vitreous-like material by the impingement of an electron beam on a boron-barium chromate pyrotechnic, in a scanning electron microscope, is reported. The thickness of the “ceramic”-like material is ×250 the penetration depth for the electron beam and indicates that a self-sustaining chemical reaction was induced by interaction of the energetic material with the electron beam at temperatures well below the mix's ignition temperature of over 1000 °C. This links with earlier observations on the low-temperature liquefaction of boron to boron suboxides in an electron microscope.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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