Mechanical response of future combat systems (FCS) high-energy gun propellants at high-strain rate /

Five lots of Future Combat Systems high-energy gun propellants were tested in uniaxial compression at high-strain rate. A production lot of JA2 that is currently used in the M865 round was also tested for comparison purposes. The materials were tested for comparison purposes. The materials were test...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Leadore, Michael G.
Corporate Author:	U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD : U.S. Army Research Laboratory, [2002]
Series:	ARL-TR (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.) ; 2747.
Subjects:	Firearms > Testing. Propellants. Propellant actuated devices. Ammunition and Explosives. Mechanics. Mechanical properties. Gun propellants. Stress strain relations. Deformation. Fracture(mechanics) Strain rate. Failure(mechanics) High energy propellants.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo4927

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Summary:	Five lots of Future Combat Systems high-energy gun propellants were tested in uniaxial compression at high-strain rate. A production lot of JA2 that is currently used in the M865 round was also tested for comparison purposes. The materials were tested for comparison purposes. The materials were tested while conditioned at temperatures of 21 deg, 63 deg, and -32 deg C. The materials were taken to 6̓0% strain using a deformation rate of 1.3 m/s. The stress at failure, strain at failure, compressive modulus, failure modulus, incremental energy density, and the fracture assessment values were recorded for each test.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on March 10, 2011). "June 2002." DTIC reproduction in black and white. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 26 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (page 7).
Access:	Approved for public release.