Elimination of Aluminum Foil for 81-mm and 120-mm Mortar Ammunition Fiber Container

Abstract

United Ammunition Container (UAC) in Milan, Tennessee is the current contractor that produces mortar ammunition inner packing fiber containers for the U.S. Army. UAC has not been able to secure any manufacturer that will agree to produce the needed aluminum foil. Apparently, it is not within the commercial standard manufacturing range, which is projected today due to its thickness, temper, and slit width. Not just any material can be used. The U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center's Packaging Division had suggested an alternative commercially available foil, but his is not possible due the nature of the winding process and the pressures involved. As a result, it was decided that water-vapor permeability study be conducted to compare the moisture protection performance of polyethylene laminated ammunition fiber containers with and without aluminum foil.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA470789

Entities

People

  • X. M. Yang

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Foil
  • Ammunition
  • Ammunition Containers
  • Containers
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Engineering
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Metals
  • Moisture
  • Mortar Ammunition
  • Mortars
  • Packaging
  • Standards
  • Test Methods
  • Water Vapor

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Materials Science
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering