Injection molded shaped charge liner

A method of forming a shaped charge comprising:

• combining powdered metal with organic binder to form a mixture;
• passing the mixture through an injection molding device;
• ejecting the mixture from the injection molding device into a mold thereby forming a liner shape in the mold;
• debinding the binder from the liner shape to form a liner,
• wherein the liner shape is not sintered and wherein the liner dimensions are substantially the same as the liner shape dimensions;
• adding explosive to a shaped charge case;
• and
• inserting the liner into the shaped charge case to form a shaped charge.

A method of forming a shaped charge comprising:

• forming a mixture by combining metal powder with a binder;
• processing said mixture with an injection molding apparatus;
• discharging said mixture into a mold thereby forming said liner;
• removing said liner from the mold, without debinding or sintering the liner;
• adding explosive to a shaped charge case;
• and
• inserting the liner into the shaped charge case thereby forming a shaped charge.

A method of forming a shaped charge comprising:

• creating a mixture of metal powder and a binder;
• molding said mixture into a charge case shape with an injection molding device;
• debinding the binder from the charge case shape without sintering to form a shaped charge case, wherein the shaped charge case dimensions are substantially the same as the charge case shape dimensions;
• adding explosive into the shaped charge case;
• and
• inserting a shaped charge liner into the shaped charge case thereby forming a shaped charge.