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PROPELLANTS EXPLOSIVES PYROTECHNICS
Volume 29, Issue 1, Pages 34-38Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200400026
Keywords
metal nanopowders; ammonium perchlorate (AP); catalysis; thermal decomposition; DTA
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A study of the decomposition behaviour for Ammonium Perchlorate(AP) was carried out by differential thermal analysis and the two decomposition peaks were observed. The high temperature peak was found to shift to lower temperatures, but the corresponding shift in the low temperature peak was smaller due to the effect of nanometer metal powders. Results shows that Cu and NiCu nanopowders decreased both the high and low decomposition temperature, while Ni and Al nanopowders just decreased the high decomposition temperature and increased the low decomposition temperature. Metal micron-sized powders show catalytic effects on the thermal decomposition of AP, but their effects are less than that of nanometer metal powders. With the increase in content, nanometer metal powders enhanced their catalytic effect on the high temperature decomposition of AP, however their effect was weakened on the low temperature decomposition.
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