Elimination of Toxic Heavy Metals From Small Caliber Ammunition.

Abstract

The investigation of the chemical stability and mobility of tungsten as contained in non-lead bullets was conducted during FY 98. The environmental stability and mobility of the powdered tungsten as part of fragmented bullets was examined employing combinations of leaching and aging (corrosion) experiments. Materials used in the non-lead bullets were exposed to simulated environments (soil, solvents, temperatures, etc.) to determine what compounds would form and their solubility and mobility were examined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA371028

Entities

People

  • Wade Bunting

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Chemistry
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Energetic Materials
  • Environment
  • Heavy Metals
  • High Temperature
  • Manufacturing
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Metals
  • Metastable Intermolecular Composites
  • Propellants
  • Tungsten

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