The Manufacture of Spherical Aluminum Powder by the Fluid Energy Mill Process.

Abstract

The feasibility was demonstrated of making spherical aluminum powders for use in propellant grains by rounding commonly available random-shape aluminum powder in a fluid energy mill operating on inert gas. The powders produced meet the specifications for the Standard Missile Rocket Motor Mk 56 Mod 0 and the Sidewinder 1C propellants and can be tailored to meet other needs. The total cost is about $5 per pound less than that of the traditional method, and the facilities are safer. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 1972
Accession Number
AD0743484

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  • A. J. Colli

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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Aluminum
  • Energetic Materials
  • Materials
  • Propellant Grains
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Solid Propellants
  • Specifications
  • Standards

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