Atmosphere Assisted Machining of Depleted Uranium (DU) Penetrators

Abstract

The work described in this report details a method which permits the machining of depleted uranium penetrators under a protective atmosphere. The quality of the DU chips produced under these conditions was such that remelting under specific conditions resulted in high recovery yields of material which is normally considered scrap. The potential for cost reduction is advanced by this approach. Keywords: Depleted uranium; Machining methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA182138

Entities

People

  • Charles E. Latham-brown
  • Douglas Vanderkooi
  • Frank R. Porter

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Atmospheres
  • Chemistry
  • Construction
  • Controlled Atmospheres
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Drawings
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Gas Flow
  • Machines
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Production
  • Production Engineering
  • Sheet Metal
  • Standards

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  • Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Metallurgy
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.