Non-lead, environmentally safe projectiles and method of making same

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998

OSTI ID:871595

Lowden, Richard A ^[1]; McCoig, Thomas M ^[2]; Dooley, Joseph B ^[3]

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1. Clinton, TN
2. Maryville, TN
3. Harriman, TN

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.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• Assignee: Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp. (Oak Ridge, TN)
• Patent Number(s): US 5760331
• OSTI ID: 871595
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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