Thermite reactivity with ball milled aluminum-zirconium fuel particles

Physics & Astronomy

• thermites 100%
• reactivity 64%
• aluminum 43%
• flames 26%
• conduction 6%
• oxidizers 6%
• flame propagation 5%
• free convection 5%
• engineers 5%
• molybdenum 4%
• intermetallics 4%
• convection 4%
• heat transfer 3%
• porosity 3%
• composite materials 3%
• oxygen 2%
• energy 2%
• microstructure 2%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Zirconium 80%
• Aluminum 49%
• Particle size 33%
• Hot Temperature 20%
• Convection 14%
• Powders 11%
• Molybdenum 8%
• Pore size 8%
• Point contacts 8%
• Intermetallics 7%
• Oxygen 5%
• Engineers 4%
• Microstructure 4%
• Heat transfer 4%
• Composite materials 4%

Chemistry

• Thermites 98%
• Fuel 52%
• Molybdenum Trioxide 10%
• Composite Particle 8%
• Heat Transfer 7%
• Energy 6%
• Microstructure 4%
• Diffusion 4%
• Dioxygen 3%
• Mixture 3%