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Influence of Al12Mg17 Additive on Performance of Cold-Sprayed Ni-Al Reactive Material

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Ternary Ni-Al-Al12Mg17 and binary Ni-Al reactive materials were obtained by cold spraying. The reactive performance of both materials was compared to explore the influence of the Al12Mg17 additive. According to differential scanning calorimetry–thermogravimetric analysis–derivative thermogravimetry, the Ni-Al-Al12Mg17 thermal explosion reaction produced a peak at 480 °C, being 160 °C lower than that of binary Ni-Al. The high-resolution element surface distribution clearly showed the microstructure evolution after controlled annealing and revealed that the rapid oxidation reaction of liquid Mg played a critical role in the occurrence of the thermal explosion reaction in air. During the self-propagating combustion process, the Al12Mg17 additive acted as “ignition spots,” and the Ni-Al intermetallic reaction was ignited by combustion of Mg. The sustained power provided by the Mg combustion promoted the continuous reaction in the Ni-Al matrix. The combustion wave velocity of the Ni-Al-Al12Mg17 material was almost doubled, from 60-100 to 150-200 mm s−1, demonstrating the suitability of the Al12Mg17 additive for enhancing the performance of Ni-Al-based reactive material.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the State Key Laboratory of Tribology (SKLT) in Tsinghua University for technical support in the high-resolution component analysis. We also thank LetPub (www.letpub.com) for linguistic assistance during the preparation of this manuscript. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51671031).

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 Yard, Zhong Guan Cun South Street, Beijing, 100081, People’s Republic of China

    Huilin Zhao, Xianjin Ning, Chengwen Tan, Xiaodong Yu, Zhihua Nie, Zenglin Yang, Fuchi Wang & Hongnian Cai

  2. National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Materials under Shock and Impact, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, People’s Republic of China

    Huilin Zhao, Xianjin Ning, Chengwen Tan, Xiaodong Yu, Zhihua Nie, Zenglin Yang, Fuchi Wang & Hongnian Cai

  3. Laboratory of Advanced Materials Behavior Characteristics, Beijing Institute of Technology and Institute of Space Medico-Engineering, Beijing, 100081, People’s Republic of China

    Chengwen Tan & Xiaodong Yu

  4. Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, Beijing, 100081, People’s Republic of China

    Xinjun Sun & Yan Cui

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Zhao, H., Ning, X., Tan, C. et al. Influence of Al12Mg17 Additive on Performance of Cold-Sprayed Ni-Al Reactive Material. J Therm Spray Tech 28, 780–793 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-019-00848-2

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