High-Strain Rate Uniaxial Compression of Future Combat Systems (FCS) Generation One High-Energy Gun Propellants

Abstract

Six lots of Thiokol-manufactured Future Combat Systems (FCS) Generation One experimental high-energy gun propellants were tested in uniaxial compression. The materials were taken to ^60% strain at a strain rate of 100 per second, while conditioned at 21 degrees C, 63 degrees C, and -32 degrees C. The stress at yield, strain at yield, Young's modulus, failure modulus, incremental energy density, and fracture assessment values were recorded for each test. The average values achieved are reported.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA396603

Entities

People

  • Michael G. Leadore

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Compression
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Energetic Materials
  • Energy
  • Gun Propellants
  • High Energy
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Military Research
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Propellants
  • Strain Rate
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.