Self-propagating combustion synthesis of intermetallic matrix composites in the ISS

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dc.contributor.authorOrrù, Roberto
dc.contributor.authorLicheri, Roberta
dc.contributor.authorLocci, Antonio Mario
dc.contributor.authorCao, Giacomo
dc.contributor.authorWilde, Jimmy De
dc.contributor.authorLemoisson, Fabienne
dc.contributor.authorFroyen, Ludo
dc.contributor.authorBeloki, Inigo A.
dc.contributor.authorSytschev, Alexander E.
dc.contributor.authorRogachev, Alexander S.
dc.contributor.authorJarvis, David J.
dc.contributor.institutionEXTREMAT
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-24T12:05:49Z
dc.date.available2024-07-24T12:05:49Z
dc.date.issued2007-09
dc.description.abstractCombustion Synthesis experiments have been performed on the ISS (International Space Station) during the Belgian taxi-flight mission ODISSEA in November 2002, in the framework of the ESA-coordinated project COSMIC (Combustion Synthesis under Microgravity Conditions). The main objective of the experiments was to investigate the general physico-chemical mechanisms of combustion synthesis processes and the formation of products microstructure. Within the combustion zone, a number of gravity-dependent phenomena occur, while other phenomena are masked by gravity. Under certain conditions, gravity-dependent secondary processes may also occur in the heat-affected zone after combustion. To study the influence of gravity, a specially dedicated reactor ensemble was designed and used in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) onboard the ISS. In this work, the experiment design is first discussed in terms of the experimental functionality and reactor ensemble integration in the MSG. To investigate microstructure formation, a sample constituted by a cylindrical portion followed by a conical one, the latter being inserted inside a massive copper block, is used. The experiment focused on the synthesis of intermetallic matrix composites (IMCs) based on the Al-Ti-B system. Depending on the composition, different intermetallic compounds (TiAl and TiAl3) can be formed as matrix phase while TiB2 represents the reinforcing particulate phase. During the ISS mission, six samples with a relatively high green density of 65%TD have successfully been processed. The influence of the composition on the combustion process will be examined.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors would like to thank the European Space Agency ESA for financial support.
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationOrrù , R , Licheri , R , Locci , A M , Cao , G , Wilde , J D , Lemoisson , F , Froyen , L , Beloki , I A , Sytschev , A E , Rogachev , A S & Jarvis , D J 2007 , ' Self-propagating combustion synthesis of intermetallic matrix composites in the ISS ' , Microgravity Science and Technology , vol. 19 , no. 5-6 , pp. 85-89 . https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02919459
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/BF02919459
dc.identifier.issn0938-0108
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11556/3598
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=46149127105&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofMicrogravity Science and Technology
dc.relation.projectIDEuropean Space Agency, ESA
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject.keywordsModeling and Simulation
dc.subject.keywordsGeneral Engineering
dc.subject.keywordsGeneral Physics and Astronomy
dc.subject.keywordsApplied Mathematics
dc.titleSelf-propagating combustion synthesis of intermetallic matrix composites in the ISSen
dc.typejournal article
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