Manufacturing Processes for Various Shaped Consumable Ordnance Products
Abstract
The work covered by this report consisted of the manufacture of a variety of different shaped combustible ordnance products. Matched metal molding and spiral wrapping processes were utilized with five different product formulations. Some difficulty was encountered in preparing small batches which indicates a relationship between composition, batch, and equipment size. Unforeseen shrinkage factors, apparently due to the unusual shape of sleeves, caused minor distortion between inside and outside diameters. Talc was successfully incorporated into the formula and product for the first time, with the only significant difference being a slightly higher product off-press weight and slick feeling of the product's outer surface. The process of spiral wrapping with nitrocellulose paper was successful in producing chemically and dimensionally acceptable product.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA121656
Entities
People
- Peter L. Deluca
- Scott Westley