| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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2025 Technical Division Student Poster Contest
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| Presentation Title |
SPG-63: Formable Ordered Microcomposite Energetics (FOMEs) as Structural Energetics |
| Author(s) |
Nare Cho, Bryan Llumiquinga, Iris You, Shane Esola, Jonathan P. Singer |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Nare Cho |
| Abstract Scope |
Macropore-infused nanocomposite thermosets (MINETs) are kinetically trapped architectures formed by curing stabilized thermoset-working fluid emulsions jammed with particles through multiaxis-high-shear mixing. They offer low shrinkage, tunable pore sizes (0.1–10 μm), and functionality determined by constituent particles and working fluid. MINETs combine the processing ease of conventional resins with superior multifunctionality and homogeneity compared to traditional composites. Building on this framework, we are designing fuel and/or oxidizer formulations that we call formable ordered microcomposite energetics (FOMEs) to enhance material reactivity and mechanical behavior through the hyperuniform, high-interface MINET architecture. FOMEs employ three reaction modalities tuned by the selection of working fluid with fuel particles: (I) air oxidation after removing working fluid, (II) air oxidation with controlled burn using fuel working fluids, and (III) oxidation by oxidizing working fluids. These modalities retain the scalability and reaction inhibition of MINETs, offering versatile and manufacturable solutions for energetic applications. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Undecided |
| Keywords |
Composites, Polymers, Energy Conversion and Storage |