Steel ballistic shot and production method
US6258316A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/12104
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A relatively high carbon, water-atomized, steel shot is softened via annealing to render it suitable for ballistic use. The annealing preferably includes decarburization from a surface layer or throughout and preferably provides the shot with a surface Knoop hardness of less than 250.
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