Powders of metal borides obtained by the SHS method and low-temperature plasma

This paper introduces principle possibility of producing aluminum and titanium boride predetermined morphology using the SHS method and plasma processing. Thermal analysis data for synthesized boride powders in comparison with boron powder and nano-sized aluminum are presented It was found that the synthesized metal borides, according to the thermal analysis data, are promising as a fuel in high-energy materials: the oxidation state of AlB2 is ~ 80%, at a degree of boron oxidation ~ 20%, aluminum ~ 67%