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Thermal explosion synthesis of a magnesium diboride powder

V. Rosenband, A. Gany

Faculty of Aerospace Engineering Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000, Israel

Abstract: A thermal explosion synthesis method for production of magnesium diboride, MgB$_2$, has been investigated, revealing the formation of a high-quality material via an exothermic reaction after heating a mixture of magnesium and boron powders to a temperature of $\approx$ 600$^\circ$C. The reaction product has been characterized by different thermal and x-ray analyses. It has been also revealed that aluminum diboride, AlB$_2$, is not formed from aluminum and boron powders in the range of temperatures applied.

Keywords: propellants, magnesium diboride, thermal explosion synthesis.

UDC: 536.46

Received: 05.11.2013

 English version: Combustion, Explosion and Shock Waves, 2014, 50:6, 653–657

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