High strength munitions structures with inherent chemical energy
AssigneeWashington State University
InventorsYogendra M. Gupta, Atakan Peker
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Abstract
A process for producing a munitions structure includes combining two or more transition metals including one or more of Zr, Hf, Ti, Ta, or Nb, and one or more other elements as alloying additions. The process further includes heating and fusing together the two or more transition metals and the one or more alloying additions to form a homogenous molten alloy. The homogenous molten alloy is cooled in a metallic mold to form a solid object with a desired shape for the munitions structure.
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A process for producing a munitions structure, the process comprising:
- combining:
- two or more transition metals including one or more of Zr, Hf, Ti, Ta, or Nb, and
- one or more other elements as alloying additions;
- heating and fusing together the two or more transition metals and the one or more alloying additions to form a homogenous molten alloy;
- and
- cooling the homogenous molten alloy in a metallic mold to form a solid object with a desired shape for the munitions structure,
- wherein the homogenous molten alloy has a formula:
- ZraHfb(Ta,Nb,Ti)cCud(Ni,Fe,Co)eAlf
- such that a ranges from 40 to 60, b ranges from 0 to 14, c ranges from 2 to 5, d ranges from 10 to 35, e ranges from 5 to 20, and f ranges from 7 to 12.
A process for producing a munitions structure, the process comprising:
- combining:
- Zr, and
- two or more elements including one or more of Cu, Ni, Fe, Co, Hf, Al, Ti, Ta, or Nb;
- heating and fusing together the Zr and the two or more elements to form a homogenous molten alloy;
- and
- cooling the homogenous molten alloy to form a solid object with a desired shape for the munitions structure,
- wherein the homogenous molten alloy has a formula:
- ZraHfb(Ta,Nb,Ti)cCud(Ni,Fe,Co)eAlf
- such that a ranges from 40 to 60, b ranges from 0 to 14, c ranges from 2 to 5, d ranges from 10 to 35, e ranges from 5 to 20, and f ranges from 7 to 12.
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