Mechanistic studies in combustion synthesis of NiAl

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Mechanistic studies in combustion synthesis of NiAl–TiB2 composites: Effects of gravity Cheryl Lau, Alexander Mukasyan, Aleksey Pelekh, and Arvind Varmaa) Department of Chemical Engineering and Center for Molecularly Engineered Materials, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 (Received 17 April 2000; accepted 19 March 2001)

Combustion synthesis (CS) of NiAl-based materials reinforced by TiB2 particles was investigated under both terrestrial and microgravity conditions. The synthesized metal matrix composites (MMC) are characterized by very fine (