Preliminary Design of Multifunctional Structural-Energetic Materials for High Density, High Strength and Release of High Enthalpic Energy

Usually the choice of aerospace structural materials depends on their strength characteristics and their strength to weight ratios. The term strength implies resistance to expected loads during the service life of the structure including resistance to fatigue loads, corrosion and extreme loading conditions. Thus, basically the structural materials have a single function of resisting loads experienced during the service life of the structure. However, it is desirable to design materials that are capable of offering more than one basic function of strength. Very often, the second function is the capability to provi