Method of manufacturing subcaliber segmented sabot projectile
AssigneeRheinmetall GmbH
InventorUlrich Theis
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Abstract
Form-locking means and process for joining same to a subcaliber projectile in a peripheral region thereof. The form-locking means consists of a material in the form of a n-phase sintered alloy having a high content of at least one heavy metal, wherein n.gtoreq.2. The material forming the form locking means in the peripheral region of the subcaliber projectile form at least one further alloy phase. The form-locking means includes interlocking lands and grooves, and are joined to the periphery of the subcaliber projectile in the form of a layer of predetermined thickness which can be joined to the projectile surface by means of explosion welding.
Claims5
Process for the manufacture of joint formed by a form-locking medium between a subcaliber segmented sabot and a subcaliber penetrator projectile made of heavy metal comprising the steps of placing a layer carrying form-locking lands and grooves on the surface of the penetrator projectile core, the penetrator containing a high percentage of a heavy metal in an n-phased sintered alloy (where n=2), the said layer carrying the form-locking medium forming at least an additional phase in the circumference of the penetrator, bonding the material of the form-locking medium together with the material of the projectile core by means of explosion welding, and interlocking a subcaliber segmented sabot to the lands and grooves bonded on the penetrator projectile core.
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