Feasibility of Ceramic Lined Gun Tube

Feasibility of Ceramic Lined Gun Tube

A feasibility study was initiated to evaluate use of a ceramic liner to prevent rapid wear and erosion of the tube bore. An alpha silicon carbide liner was fabricated, inserted into a barrel, and test fired successfully. The liner performance provides support for further investigation and testing. S...

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Hauptverfasser: Giles, Robert A, Bunning, Ernst, Claxton, Dave, Lannon, Joseph A
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
0.50-CAL. AMMUNITION
BALL AMMUNITION
Ballistics
CERAMIC MATERIALS
Ceramics, Refractories and Glass
ENCAPSULATION
EROSION
FATIGUE LIFE
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FIRING TESTS(ORDNANCE)
GUN BARRELS
INTERIOR BALLISTICS
LININGS
Mechanics
OBTURATION(BALLISTICS)
OPTIMIZATION
RIFLING
S/L CHANGE 8303
SILICON CARBIDES
SLEEVES
WEAR
WEAR RESISTANCE
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Zusammenfassung:A feasibility study was initiated to evaluate use of a ceramic liner to prevent rapid wear and erosion of the tube bore. An alpha silicon carbide liner was fabricated, inserted into a barrel, and test fired successfully. The liner performance provides support for further investigation and testing. SBIE-ADE400544.