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- Title
Electrophoretic deposition of hybrid organic-inorganic PTFE/Al/CuO energetic film.
- Authors
Yan-jun Yin; Feng Hu; Le-hua Cheng; Xiao-dong Wang
- Abstract
Thermite films are typical energetic materials (EMs) and have great value in initiating explosive devices. However, research in thermite film preparation is far behind that of research in thermite powders. Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) is an emerging, rapid coating method for film fabrication, including of energetic composite films. In this work, a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)/Al/CuO organic-inorganic hybrid energetic film was successfully obtained using the above method for the first time. The addition of lithocholic acid as a surfactant into the electroplating suspension enabled PTFE to be charged. The combustion and energy release were analyzed by means of a high-speed camera and differential scanning calorimetery (DSC). It was found that the combustion process and energy release of PTFE/Al/CuO were much better than that of Al/CuO. The main reason for the excellent combustion performance of the hybrid PTFE/Al/CuO system was that the oxidability of PTFE accelerated the redox reaction between Al and CuO. The prepared PTFE/Al/CuO film was also employed as ignition material to fire a BeKNO3 explosive successfully, indicating considerable potential for use as an ignition material in micro-ignitors. This study sheds light on the preparation of fluoropolymer-containing organic-inorganic hybrid energetic films by one-step electrophoretic deposition.
- Subjects
ELECTROPHORETIC deposition; ENERGY absorption films; POLYMERS; COMBUSTION; CALORIMETERS
- Publication
Defence Technology, 2023, Vol 22, p112
- ISSN
2096-3459
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.dt.2021.12.007