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US 2024/0150256 A1Published application
Bonded thermite composition
OwnerJohn A. Bognarinventor
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Abstract
Thermite mixtures shaped or cast into a desired solid form and having sufficient structural integrity to withstand rough handling and challenging operating conditions, and methods of making such solid forms, are provided. When reacted, the thermite mixtures advantageously produce little or no offgas. The solid thermite forms may further include other materials that confer advantageous physical or chemical properties before, during, or after reaction of the thermite mixture.
Claims14
A method for making a bonded thermite composition, comprising:
- heat-treating a mixture of a thermite and a boron oxide precursor to form molten boron oxide, wherein the thermite comprises a fuel component and an oxidizer component;
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- cooling the mixture to solidify the molten boron oxide and form a glassy binding phase comprising boron oxide.
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