Title

Modeling Reaction Front Propagation and Porosity in Pressure-Assisted Combustion Synthesis of Porous NiTi Intermetallics

Authors

Authors

M. Ballas; Z. L. Li;O. J. Ilegbusi

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Mater. Eng. Perform.

Keywords

combustion synthesis; particle growth; porous intermetallics; reaction; kinetics; semi-solid slurry rheology; STATE WAVE VELOCITY; METAL CARBIDES; PARTICLE-SIZE; COMPACT; COMPOUND; IGNITION; FOAMS; HEAT; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Abstract

A mathematical model is developed to investigate the effect of various processing parameters on pressure-assisted combustion synthesis of NiTi intermetallics. Specifically, preheat and ambient temperature, particle size, initial porosity, and pressure differential are studied to determine their influence on propagation behavior and final porosity. The governing equations are solved using a high-order-implicit numerical scheme capable of accommodating the steep spatial and temporal gradients of properties. The predicted results appear plausible and consistent with the trends presented in the available literature.

Journal Title

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volume

21

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

298

Last Page

307

WOS Identifier

WOS:000301798500002

ISSN

1059-9495

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