Abstract:
The sequence of phase formation during ASD-4 aluminum powder modified by vanadium pentoxide during heating in air in the temperature range 873–1073 K was studied by synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction. It was shown that the sharp acceleration of the oxidation of the modified powder was associated with the loss of the protective properties of the oxide shell on the particle surface due to the polyvalence of vanadium, which provides structural and phase changes on the surface and in the depth of oxidized metal.