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Formation of spherical corundum crystals in explosive combustion of aluminum hydroxide-containing mixtures

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Spherical corundum single crystals were produced by explosive combustion of a mixture of hexogen and 20 wt% Al(OH)3 in a small explosive calorimeter. The spherical crystals measured 80 to 350 μm across. X-ray diffraction analysis data are given.

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  1. D. I. Mendeleev Chemical Engineering University, Moscow, Russia

    A. N. Tsvigunov, V. G. Khotin, S. E. Kuznetsov, A. M. Dotsenko, A. S. Vlasov & B. S. Svetlov

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  1. A. N. Tsvigunov
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  2. V. G. Khotin
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  3. S. E. Kuznetsov
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Translated from Steklo i Keramika, No. 10, pp. 24–26, October, 1997.

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Tsvigunov, A.N., Khotin, V.G., Kuznetsov, S.E. et al. Formation of spherical corundum crystals in explosive combustion of aluminum hydroxide-containing mixtures. Glass Ceram 54, 323–325 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02765868

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