SURVEY AND ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE PROJECTED STATE-OF-THE-ART IN THE USE OF HIGH STRENGTH WIRE IN FILAMENT WINDING FOR MISSILES
Abstract
DESCRIPTORS: *Filament wound construction, *Rocket cases, *Pressure vessels, *Wire, Theory, Tests, Manufacturing methods, Processing, Materials, Alloys, Steel, *Steel wire, *Titanium wire, Mechanical properties, Metallurgy, Wire winding machines. Theoretical analyses and hypotheses, and tests are presented for the determination of the adaptability and advantage of utilizing wire in rocket motor case and pressure vessel construction. A review was made of wire manufacturingAND HIGH STRENGTH AND STRENGTH/WEIGHT MATERIALS WERE SELECTED AND TESTED. Steel wire had the highest strength (585,000 psi, 0.004-in. diameter) with a strength/weight of about 2 million inches; beta Ti wire had a strength/weight of 1,950,000 inches. These 2 wires approached the strength/weight of glass filaments (2 to 2.5 million inches). Tests conducted on the effect of wire handling in the processing stage of product manufacturing indicated that the loss of wire strength due to handling and spooling was not a major problem. An estimate made of the projected strength of wire over the next several years indicated steel wire outside fiber strengths of 1 million psi.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 07, 1960
- Accession Number
- AD0256946