The latest worldwide research progress on ignition and combustion characteristics of boron-based metal composites in recent years were reviewed.The current research status of ignition and combustion of binary boron-based metal composites,ternary boron-based metal composites,and nano-sized boron-based metal composites were summarized,and their advantages and disadvantages were compared.Among them,the researches on the binary boron-based metal composites is relatively rich,while the researches on the ternary boron-based metal composites is mostly focused on the preparation aspect,and there is few studies on the ignition and combustion characteristics of composites.The ignition and combustion mechanism of nano-sized bo-ron-based metal composites are still unclear.The future research directions on the boron-based metal composites are pointed out:(1)For the binary boron-based metal composites with simple preparation process,the influence of the process on the per-formance of the product should be specified;(2)The combustion mechanism should be further analyzed by using molecular dy-namics simulation and finite element analysis techniques;(3)A stable suspension can be established to further explore the igni-tion and combustion mechanism of nano-sized boron-based metal composites.71 references were enclosed.
material scienceboron-based metal compositesignition and combustion characteristicsbinary boron-based met-al compositesternary boron-based metal compositesnano-sized boron-based metal composites