Non-lead, environmentally safe projectiles and method of making same
Patent
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OSTI ID:672550
A projectile, such as a bullet, is made by combining two different metals in proportions calculated to achieve a desired density, without using lead. A base constituent, made of a material having density greater than lead, is combined with a binder constituent having less density. The binder constituent is malleable and ductile metallic phase material that forms projectile shapes when subjected to a consolidation force, such as compression. The metal constituents can be selected, rationed, and consolidated to achieve desired frangibility characteristics. 7 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Assignee:
- Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5,760,331/A/
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-761,550
- OSTI ID:
- 672550
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 2 Jun 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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