Thermites, generally considered to be mixtures of metals and metal oxides, are an important subset of energetic materials. Describing the results of calculations on 800 possible combinations of metal and metal oxide reactants, this practical overview will serve those in energetic materials, pyrometallurgy, chemistry, and materials science.

Part 1 Thermitic Thermodynamics. Chapter 1 An Introduction to Thermitic Reactivity. Chapter 2 Characteristics of the Metal-Metal Oxide Reaction Matrix. Chapter 3 Some Thermodynamic Concepts and Considerations. Chapter 4 Applying Thermodynamic Concepts. Chapter 5 Additional Topics. Part 2 Adiabatic Descriptions of Binary Thermitic Systems. Chapter 6 Magnesium-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 7 Titanium-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 8 Zirconium-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 9 Hafnium-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 10 Vanadium-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 11 Niobium-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 12 Tantalum-Oxidizer Systems.Chapter 13 Chromium-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 14 Molybdenum-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 15 Tungsten-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 16 Manganese-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 17 Iron-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 18 Cobalt-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 19 Nickel-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 20 Copper-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 21 Zinc-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 22 Cadmium-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 23 Boron-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 24 Aluminum-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 25 Silicon-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 26 Tin-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 27 Lead-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 28 Antimony-Oxidizer Systems. Chapter 29 Bismuth-Oxidizer Systems. Part 3 Additional Adiabatic Descriptions. Chapter 30 Systems Involving Group 3 and Lanthanide Elements. Chapter 31 Systems Involving Actinide Elements.Chapter 32 Metal-Boron Systems and Ti-B4C, Ti-C. Chapter 33 Metal-Silicon Systems. Chapter 34 Intermetallic Systems.