Experimental Investigations of the Detonation Synthesis of Micron Al₂O₃ by the Precursor of Thermal Decomposition

Abstract

The Al2O3 is synthesized by detonation of mixed explosive, prepared by mixing RDX and aluminum hydroxide named as precursor of thermal decomposition. The production of detonation is analysed by XRD, TEM and DTA/TG. The curve of XRD indicates that the production are (α+γ)-Al2O3. The average crystal size of Al2O3 is 126nm calculated by the Scherrer equation. The photographs of TEM show that all granules of Al2O3 are spherical, and the average size of granule is 1000nm. The visible exothermic or endothermic peak does not appear on the curve of DTA from 50 to 1300 degree Centigrade. The curve of TG indicates that the production of detonation generates 12% weight loss from 50 to 1300 degree Centigrade.