Low vulnerability booster charge caseless ammunition

US4091729A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · US

Inventors

• Frank H. Bell · Logan, US
• Ronald L. Borcherding · Tremonton, US
• William O. Munson · Brigham City, US
• Michael McDonald · Springfield, US
• John A. Peterson · Troy, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 7, 1977
• Grant date: May 30, 1978
• Expiry date: Mar 7, 1997

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S102/70
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A low vulnerability booster charge comprising single, fairly large crystals f 1,3,5,7-tetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX) or 1,3,5,-trimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) about 160 microns diameter coated with a polyurethane cement which comprises about 15 weight percent of the entire booster charge.