HEATS OF FORMATION OF METALLIC BORIDES BY FLUORINE BOMB CALORIMETRY

Abstract

The purpose was to provide heat of formation data on boron and intermetallic borides applicable to calculations involving the combustion of slurry fuels. The heats of formation of BF3(g), CF4(g), B4C(c), AlB2.215(c), alphaAlB12(c) and gamma-AlB12(c) were calculated from the heats of combustion of boron, graphite, B4C(c), AlB2.215 (c), alpha-AlB12(c) and gamma-AlB12(c) in fluorine at high pressures. The heat measurements were made in a bomb calorimeter. The samples were subjected to thorough analysis and careful characterization. Three different methods were used to prepare pelleted mixtures of the samples with Teflon powder for combustion. The completeness of combustion was determined by analysis of the unburned sample remaining in the bomb after an experiment. The heats of combustion in fluorine at 298K and the corresponding standard deviations of the means are given, along with the substances for which they were determined. The standard heats of formation at 298K and the estimated over-all accuracies are also given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0625336

Entities

People

  • Eugene S. Domalski
  • George T. Armstrong

Organizations

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calorimeters
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Crystal Structure
  • Heat Capacity
  • Heat Of Combustion
  • Heat Of Formation
  • Ignition
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Thermodynamic Properties
  • Thermodynamics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.