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'''Aluminothermic reactions''' are [[exothermic reaction|exothermic]] chemical reactions using [[aluminium]] as the [[Redox|reducing agent]] at high temperature. The most prominent example is the [[thermite]] reaction between aluminium and iron oxides: |
'''Aluminothermic reactions''' are [[exothermic reaction|exothermic]] chemical reactions using [[aluminium]] as the [[Redox|reducing agent]] at high temperature. The most prominent example is the [[thermite]] reaction between aluminium and iron oxides: |
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==Applications== |
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A common use of this reaction is the welding of [[rail tracks]] on-site, useful for complex installations or local repairs that cannot be done using continuously welded rail. |
A common use of this reaction is the welding of [[rail tracks]] on-site, useful for complex installations or local repairs that cannot be done using continuously welded rail. |
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Revision as of 10:20, 17 October 2011
Aluminothermic reactions are exothermic chemical reactions using aluminium as the reducing agent at high temperature. The most prominent example is the thermite reaction between aluminium and iron oxides:
- Fe2O3 + 2 Al → 2 Fe + Al2O3
History
The reaction was first used for the carbon-free reduction of metal oxides. The reaction is highly exothermic, but it has a high activation energy since strong interatomic bonds in the solids must be broken first. The oxide was heated with aluminium in a crucible in a furnace. The runaway reaction made it possible to produce only small quantities of material. Hans Goldschmidt improved the aluminothermic process between 1893 and 1898, by igniting the mixture of fine metal oxide and aluminium powder by a starter reaction without heating the mixture externally. The process was patented in 1898 and used extensively in the later years for rail track welding.
Applications
A common use of this reaction is the welding of rail tracks on-site, useful for complex installations or local repairs that cannot be done using continuously welded rail.
Another common use is the welding of copper cables (wire) for use in direct burial (grounding/earthing) applications. It is still the only type of electrical connection recognized by the IEEE (IEEE, Std 80-2001) as continuous un-spliced cable.
The aluminothermic reaction is also used for the production of most of the ferroalloys, for example ferroniobium from niobium pentoxide.[1] Other metals can be produced in the same way.[2][3][4]
See also
References
- ^ Claude Dufresne and Ghislain Goyette. "The Production of Ferroniobium at the Niobec Mine MINE 1981-2001" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ Davis, Joseph R. (1993). Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys: Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys. ASM International. ISBN 9780871704962.
- ^ Gupta, Chiranjib Kumar (2006). Chemical Metallurgy: Principles and Practice. Wiley-VCH. ISBN 9783527605255.
- ^ Wang, L. L. (1993). "Thermite reactions: their utilization in the synthesis and processing of materials". Journal of Materials Science. 28 (14): 3693–3708. doi:10.1007/BF00353167.
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