Manufacturing of a composite tailcone for an XM-1002 training round /

Recent work on the cost-effective manufacturing of an extrusion-compression molded, long-fiber thermoplastic (LFT) XM-1002 tailcone for training rounds of military ammunition is compiled in this technical report. During the last decade, the engineering community has expanded the use of thermoplastic...

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Corporate Author:	U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Other Authors:	Sands, James M.
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD : Army Research Laboratory, [2008]
Series:	ARL-TR (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.) ; 4381.
Subjects:	Ammunition. Thermoplastic composites. Reinforced thermoplastics. Plastics. Ammunition and Explosives. Military Forces and Organizations. Thermoplastic resins. Compression molding. Military training. Recycled materials. Damage tolerance. Thermosetting plastics. Cost effectiveness. Toughness. LONG FIBER THERMOPLASTICS
Online Access:	http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo9511 http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA478353