Non-lead, environmentally safe projectiles and explosives containers

Lowden, Richard A; McCoig, Thomas M; Dooley, Joseph B; Smith, Cyrus M

Title: Non-lead, environmentally safe projectiles and explosives containers

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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.

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

Clinton, TN
Maryville, TN
Kingston, TN
Knoxville, TN

Issue Date:: 2001-01-16

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 873494

Patent Number(s):: 6174494

Application Number:: 09/044913

Assignee:: Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F42 - AMMUNITION F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER
B22F2998/00 - Supplementary information concerning processes or compositions relating to powder metallurgy

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F42 - AMMUNITION F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
F42B1/036 - Manufacturing processes therefor {
F42B12/74 - of the core or solid body
F42B3/28 - Cartridge cases characterised by the material used, e.g. coatings
F42B7/046 - {Pellets or shot therefor}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC05-84OR21400

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: non-lead; environmentally; safe; projectiles; explosives; containers; solid; controlled; frangibility; bullet; container; combining; metals; proportions; calculated; achieve; desired; density; lead; wetting; material; deposited; base; constituent; relative; dense; hard; enhances; wettability; binder; lighter; softer; safe projectiles; proportions calculated; environmentally safe; base constituent; desired density; binder constituent; hard material; controlled frangibility; /419/102/

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