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University of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc

Dickson Hugus

Kevin Robert Coffey

Edward W Sheridan

Edward Dein

A thermite composition includes at least one composite particle having a convoluted lamellar structure having alternating metal oxide layers including a metal oxide and metal layers including a metal capable of reducing the metal oxide. The metal oxide layers and metal layers both have an average thickness of between 10 nm and 1 &#x3bc;m. Molar proportions of the metal oxide and metal is within 30% of being stoichiometric for a thermite reaction.

Thermite compositions from low temperature impact milling

A process for the preparation of composite thermite particles, and thermite particles and consolidated objects formed from a plurality of pressed composite particles. The process includes providing one or more metal oxides and one or more complementary metals capable of reducing the metal oxide, and milling the metal oxide and the metal at a temperature below &#x2212;50&#xb0; C., such as cryomilling, to form a convoluted lamellar structure. The average layer thickness is generally between 10 nm and 1 &#x3bc;m. The molar proportions of the metal oxide and metal are generally within 30% of being stoichiometric for a thermite reaction.

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