Non-lead environmentally safe projectiles and explosive container

Patent · Tue Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:872338

Lowden, Richard A ^[1]; McCoig, Thomas M ^[2]; Dooley, Joseph B ^[3]; Smith, Cyrus M ^[4]

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1. Clinton, TN
2. Maryville, TN
3. Kingston, TN
4. Knoxville, TN

A solid object having controlled frangibility, such as a bullet or a container for explosives, is made by combining two different metals in proportions calculated to achieve a desired density, without using lead. A wetting material is deposited on the base constituent which is made of a relative dense, hard material. The wetting material enhances the wettability of the base constituent with the binder constituent, which is lighter and softer than the base constituent.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• Assignee: Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
• Patent Number(s): US 5913256
• OSTI ID: 872338
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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