The dealloying forms two distinct phases: one enriched in tantalum that is less soluble in
the copper liquid metal and the other enriched in copper.
This process was studied, with both modeling and experimentation, for a single - phase tantalum - titanium alloy that was dealloyed by
a copper liquid metal.
Not exact matches
yes IED's do have shrapnel but I believe the biggest threat is from the superhot
liquid metal, IE they put
copper shavings or something along those lines in the device so when the explosion occurs a jet of
liquid metal is projected in a directed fashion (in the most deadly IED's) so as to either burn thru soft barriers and to weaken hardened materials which the following shrapel has an easier time penetrating.
My inclination for science increased during high - school, thanks to spectacular experiments in the chemistry laboratory — so many different thoughts on nature and behaviour of matter: the replacement of a
metal by another in the reaction of iron and
copper sulfate, the formation of a visible solid by the combination of two
liquid solutions with the formation of a precipitate and the violent reaction of alkali
metals with water were some of the things that impressed me in those days.