Claims
- 1. An explosive device such as a propellant comprising a normal organic propellant and oxidizer and a controlled amount of metal filaments from the group consisting of Aluminum, Zirconium, Titanium, and Niobium and alloys thereof having a predetermined substantially uniform surface to volume ratios, the metallic filament including a bi-metallic mixture of two additional metals having a high heat of solution.
- 2. The product of claim 1 wherein the bi-metallic metals are palladium and aluminum.
- 3. The product of claim 1 wherein the bi-metallic metals are nickel and aluminum.
- 4. A bi-metallic filament of aluminum and another metal from the group of nickel and palladium, said filament having a diameter less than 20 microns and comprising multiple thin longitudinal portions of at least one of said metals in intimate contact with the other of said metals, the radial cross-section of said thin portions being less than 3 microns.
- 5. The filament of claim 4 wherein said thin portions are thin layers.
- 6. The filament of claim 4 wherein said thin portions are thin fibers.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of copending applications Ser. No. 07/431,166, filed on or about Oct. 24, 1989, and Ser. Nos. 07/415,926 filed Sep. 21, 1989 and 269,884 filed Nov. 10, 1988, all of which are pending.
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