Patent ID: 8245640

Claim:
An ordnance device, comprising: a container; a quantity of a reactive metal comprising a melting point and disposed in said container; a heater contacting being embedded in, and being completely surrounded by said quantity of said reactive metal for heating said quantity of said reactive material to a temperature in a range of temperature, including said melting point, where the heater is substantially adjacent the quantity of the reactive material; and explosive material for dispersing said quantity of reactive metal at said temperature from the container in molten, droplet form, wherein said heater heats said quantity of reactive metal to a temperature below said melting point, wherein said explosive material is juxtaposed to said quantity of reactive metal for detonation to rupture said container, and said explosive material is selected so as to raise the temperature of said quantity of said reactive metal at least to said melting point when said explosive material is detonated.