Densification of Two Forms of Nanostructured TATB under Uniaxial Die Pressures: A USAXS–SAXS Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Characterization
3. Results
3.1. Inter- and Intra-Granular Voids
3.2. Porosity and Interfacial Area
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Pressure (kN) | Rg1 (nm) | Rg2 (nm) | d1 (Fixed) | d2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 55.8 ± 0.1 | 7.7 ± 0.1 | 4.00 | 3.00 ± 0.01 |
2 | 55.1 ± 0.1 | 7.7 ± 0.1 | 4.00 | 3.00 ± 0.01 |
5 | 52.7 ± 0.1 | 7.7 ± 0.1 | 4.00 | 3.00 ± 0.01 |
10 | 50.1 ± 0.1 | 8.2 ± 0.1 | 4.00 | 3.00 ± 0.01 |
15 | 49.8 ± 0.1 | 8.0 ± 0.1 | 4.00 | 2.90 ± 0.01 |
30 | 50.0 ± 0.1 | 7.8 ± 0.1 | 4.00 | 2.80 ± 0.01 |
Pressure (kN) | Rg1 (nm) | Rg2 (nm) | d1 (Fixed) | d2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 38.7 ± 0.1 | 7.7 ± 0.1 | 4.00 | 3.00 ± 0.02 |
2 | 39.3 ± 0.1 | 7.1 ± 0.1 | 4.00 | 3.03 ± 0.01 |
5 | 38.9 ± 0.1 | 8.0 ± 0.1 | 4.00 | 3.03 ± 0.01 |
10 | 35.8 ± 0.1 | 8.1 ± 0.1 | 4.00 | 2.90 ± 0.01 |
15 | 33.1 ± 0.1 | 8.1 ± 0.1 | 4.00 | 2.75 ± 0.01 |
30 | 30.2 ± 0.1 | 8.0 ± 0.1 | 4.00 | 2.54 ± 0.01 |
Pressure (kN) | dbulk (g·cm−3) | φ | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
NPD | NND | NPD | NND | |
1 | 1.25 | 1.07 | 0.35 | 0.45 |
2 | 1.40 | 1.30 | 0.27 | 0.33 |
5 | 1.60 | 1.58 | 0.17 | 0.18 |
10 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 0.12 | 0.09 |
15 | 1.81 | 1.80 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
30 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
Pressure (kN) | SPorod (cm2·g−1) | SBET (cm2·g−1) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
NPD | NND | NPD | NND | |
1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 15.8 |
2 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 8.7 | 14.3 |
5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 8.2 |
10 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 0.9 |
15 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 1.0 |
30 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.9 |
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Zhou, Y.; Shi, J.; Henderson, M.J.; Li, X.; Tian, F.; Duan, X.; Tian, Q.; Almásy, L. Densification of Two Forms of Nanostructured TATB under Uniaxial Die Pressures: A USAXS–SAXS Study. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 869. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13050869
Zhou Y, Shi J, Henderson MJ, Li X, Tian F, Duan X, Tian Q, Almásy L. Densification of Two Forms of Nanostructured TATB under Uniaxial Die Pressures: A USAXS–SAXS Study. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(5):869. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13050869
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Yan, Jing Shi, Mark Julian Henderson, Xiuhong Li, Feng Tian, Xiaohui Duan, Qiang Tian, and László Almásy. 2023. "Densification of Two Forms of Nanostructured TATB under Uniaxial Die Pressures: A USAXS–SAXS Study" Nanomaterials 13, no. 5: 869. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13050869