Cubic boron nitride（c-BN） was synthesized through benzene thermal method at a lower temperature of （300℃） by selecting liquid（（C2H5）2O·）BF3 and Li3N as reactants. Hexagonal boron nitride（h-BN） and orth...Cubic boron nitride（c-BN） was synthesized through benzene thermal method at a lower temperature of （300℃） by selecting liquid（（C2H5）2O·）BF3 and Li3N as reactants. Hexagonal boron nitride（h-BN） and orthorhombic boron nitride（o-BN） were also obtained. The samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffractometry and Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy. The results show that all the BF3, BCl3 and BBr3 in the same family compounds can react with Li3N to synthesize BN since the strongest bond of B—F can be broken. Compared with BBr3, liquid （C2H5）2O·BF3 is cheaper, less toxic and more convenient to operate. Li3N not only provides nitrogen source but also has catalytic effect on accelerating the formation of c-BN at low temperature and pressure.展开更多
The U.S. military has a need for more powerful propellants with balanced/stoichiometric amounts of fuel and oxidants. However, balanced and more powerful propellants lead to accelerated gun barrel erosion and markedly...The U.S. military has a need for more powerful propellants with balanced/stoichiometric amounts of fuel and oxidants. However, balanced and more powerful propellants lead to accelerated gun barrel erosion and markedly shortened useful barrel life. Boron nitride(BN) is an interesting potential additive for propellants that could reduce gun wear effects in advanced propellants(US patent pending 2015-026P). Hexagonal boron nitride is a good lubricant that can provide wear resistance and lower flame temperatures for gun barrels. Further, boron can dope steel, which drastically improves its strength and wear resistance, and can block the formation of softer carbides. A scalable synthesis method for producing boron nitride nano-particles that can be readily dispersed into propellants has been developed. Even dispersion of the nano-particles in a double-base propellant has been demonstrated using a solvent-based processing approach. Stability of a composite propellant with the BN additive was verified. In this paper, results from propellant testing of boron nitride nano-composite propellants are presented, including closed bomb and wear and erosion testing. Detailed characterization of the erosion tester substrates before and after firing was obtained by electron microscopy,inductively coupled plasma and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. This promising boron nitride additive shows the ability to improve gun wear and erosion resistance without any destabilizing effects to the propellant. Potential applications could include less erosive propellants in propellant ammunition for large, medium and small diameter fire arms.展开更多
Cubic boron nitride(CBN) micro powders and mixture of CBN micro powders with Al or Ti powders were fast heated at 1 300,1 400,1 450,1 500℃,and then kept for 5 min under spark plasma sintering (SPS).The obtained powde...Cubic boron nitride(CBN) micro powders and mixture of CBN micro powders with Al or Ti powders were fast heated at 1 300,1 400,1 450,1 500℃,and then kept for 5 min under spark plasma sintering (SPS).The obtained powders were analyzed with XRD.The results show that,simple CBN kept cubic structure after heated at 1 300℃;when the temperature rose to 1 400℃,some CBN was transformed into hexagonal structured boron nitride(hBN).As for CBN micro powders mixed with aluminum or titanium micro powders,the onset transforming temperature of CBN to hBN get raised.This results indicated that the structural transformation of boron nitride begun from the surface of CBN crystal particle,different coexist elements affect the surface situation of CBN particles.As the stabilities of CBN crystal particle surface improved,the onset structural transform temperature of CBN was also increased.展开更多
基金Projects(2027300750372006) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Cubic boron nitride（c-BN） was synthesized through benzene thermal method at a lower temperature of （300℃） by selecting liquid（（C2H5）2O·）BF3 and Li3N as reactants. Hexagonal boron nitride（h-BN） and orthorhombic boron nitride（o-BN） were also obtained. The samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffractometry and Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy. The results show that all the BF3, BCl3 and BBr3 in the same family compounds can react with Li3N to synthesize BN since the strongest bond of B—F can be broken. Compared with BBr3, liquid （C2H5）2O·BF3 is cheaper, less toxic and more convenient to operate. Li3N not only provides nitrogen source but also has catalytic effect on accelerating the formation of c-BN at low temperature and pressure.
基金supported by the US ARMY RDECOM Tech Base ProgramSmall Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Army Contract Number W15QKN-12-C-0041
文摘The U.S. military has a need for more powerful propellants with balanced/stoichiometric amounts of fuel and oxidants. However, balanced and more powerful propellants lead to accelerated gun barrel erosion and markedly shortened useful barrel life. Boron nitride(BN) is an interesting potential additive for propellants that could reduce gun wear effects in advanced propellants(US patent pending 2015-026P). Hexagonal boron nitride is a good lubricant that can provide wear resistance and lower flame temperatures for gun barrels. Further, boron can dope steel, which drastically improves its strength and wear resistance, and can block the formation of softer carbides. A scalable synthesis method for producing boron nitride nano-particles that can be readily dispersed into propellants has been developed. Even dispersion of the nano-particles in a double-base propellant has been demonstrated using a solvent-based processing approach. Stability of a composite propellant with the BN additive was verified. In this paper, results from propellant testing of boron nitride nano-composite propellants are presented, including closed bomb and wear and erosion testing. Detailed characterization of the erosion tester substrates before and after firing was obtained by electron microscopy,inductively coupled plasma and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. This promising boron nitride additive shows the ability to improve gun wear and erosion resistance without any destabilizing effects to the propellant. Potential applications could include less erosive propellants in propellant ammunition for large, medium and small diameter fire arms.
基金support provided by Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(No.E 2006000226)
文摘Cubic boron nitride(CBN) micro powders and mixture of CBN micro powders with Al or Ti powders were fast heated at 1 300,1 400,1 450,1 500℃,and then kept for 5 min under spark plasma sintering (SPS).The obtained powders were analyzed with XRD.The results show that,simple CBN kept cubic structure after heated at 1 300℃;when the temperature rose to 1 400℃,some CBN was transformed into hexagonal structured boron nitride(hBN).As for CBN micro powders mixed with aluminum or titanium micro powders,the onset transforming temperature of CBN to hBN get raised.This results indicated that the structural transformation of boron nitride begun from the surface of CBN crystal particle,different coexist elements affect the surface situation of CBN particles.As the stabilities of CBN crystal particle surface improved,the onset structural transform temperature of CBN was also increased.
