Evaluation of tungsten shaped-charge liners spray-formed using the low-pressure plasma spray process
- Holtgren, Inc., Union, NJ (United States)
- ElectroPlasma, Inc., Irvine, CA (United States)
This paper documents the results of a DARPA Phase 1 SBIR program which was awarded following a solicitation to develop new technologies for the forming of refractory metal shaped-charge liners. Holtgren had proposed to manufacture liners by spraying refractory metal powder onto a rapidly-rotating mandrel inside the chamber of a low-pressure plasma spray system. A total of nine tungsten shaped-charge liners were sprayed during the course of the program. Metallographic evaluation of the liners revealed that the as-sprayed microstructure was dense, averaging 98.5% density. The grain structure is equiaxed and fine, averaging five microns in diameter. The sprayed shapes were then processed to the final liner configuration by cylindrical grinding. The liners were ductile enough to withstand the strains of grinding and normal handling.
- OSTI ID:
- 160492
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940684-; ISBN 0-87170-509-5; TRN: IM9603%%74
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1994 national thermal spray conference, Boston, MA (United States), 20-24 Jun 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of 1994 Thermal spray industrial applications: Proceedings; Berndt, C.C.; Sampath, S. [eds.] [State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook, NY (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering]; PB: 816 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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