Test Plan Development for Plastic Ammunition Containers. Volume 2. Test Plan
Abstract
The replacement of wood and metal by plastic materials in ammunition packaging container applications offers the potential for substantial weight and cost reduction. Although plastic packaging has been common in the commercial sector for a considerable number of years, no long-term performance data are available. This is perhaps due to the short design life of commercial packaging. The use of plastic packaging, and polymeric materials in general, for military purposes requires consideration of environmental factors that are not encountered by commercial packaging. Military requirements dictate that ammunition items be offered protection for up to thirty years in a variety of transit and storage conditions. The evaluation and ultimately the qualification of plastic packaging materials and plastic ammunition container designs must be based on test procedures that will allow the accurate prediction of performance. Keywords: Ammunition containers; Packaging; Plastics; Logistics; Lifetime prediction models; Accelerated testing; Arrhenius relationships test development; Service life; Cost analysis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 23, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA219314
Entities
People
- Carlton Morrison
- J. E. Brzuskiewicz