Advanced Manufacturing of Structural Reactive Composites
Abstract
The performance of reactive and energetic materials is often limited by property trade-offs where improving one material property degrades another. In reactive casing materials, for example, attractive fragmentation behavior is associated with poor mechanical properties, such as low strength and limited ductility. In energetic materials, high energy densities and rapid energy release rates are correlated with extreme sensitivity. Attempts to overcome these property trade-offs have historically involved manipulating the chemistry and microstructure of materials to tailor their reaction/fragmentation behaviors, with hard won improvements in performance achieved through trial-and-error experimentation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 09, 2021
- Source ID
- FA86512010003
Entities
People
- Zachary C. Cordero
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- Rice University
- United States Air Force