Establishment of Production Line for Manufacture of 40-mm M169 Cartridge Case

Abstract

Amron Corp set up a cartridge case production facility with the capability of 160,000 M169 cartridge case per month on a 1-8-5 basis, as stated in Contract DAAK10-82-C-0247. As a requirement of this contract, a demonstration test was performed to determine actual production capacity. The M169 cartridge case is manufactured from extruded aluminum rod. The rod is cold sawed into slugs, which are then extruded, drawn, and headed in mechanical press operations. Heat treatment to a T4 state is next followed by vent hole drilling, machining, and anodizing. This report provides a flow chart and description of the manufacturing process, a summary of the demonstration test and lists a problem area which was encountered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA168419

Entities

People

  • Andrew Vargo
  • Anthony Martuccio

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anodic Coatings
  • Cartridge Cases
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Corporations
  • Debugging
  • Engineering
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Heat Treatment
  • Machines
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Spare Parts
  • Supervision
  • Tensile Strength

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.