Investigation of the Effectiveness of Gun Tube Cleaners Currently Used in the Field

Abstract

This report compares the accepted rifle bore cleaning compound against several known substitutes namely preservative lubricant, hydraulic fluid, diesel fuel and dry cleaning solvent. An experiment was performed in which corrosion was the critical factor. The results indicated rifle bore cleaning compound is the only acceptable cleaner. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA024817

Entities

People

  • Geoffrey N. Marshall

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptance Tests
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Antioxidants
  • Cleaning Compounds
  • Corrosion
  • Corrosion Inhibition
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Dry Cleaning
  • Fluids
  • Fuels
  • Humidity
  • Humidity Cabinets
  • Hydraulic Fluids
  • Lubricants
  • Materials
  • Performance Tests
  • Production Engineering

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).