Incendiary composition for a fin-stabilized kinetic energy projectile

US6849140B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Rheinmetall W & M GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Stefan Thiesen · Willich, DE
• Hendrik Lips · Goldkronach, DE
• Lutz Borngen · Uelzen, DE
• Dieter Jungbluth · Selters (Westerwald), DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 19, 2002
• Grant date: Feb 1, 2005
• Expiry date: Aug 19, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C06C15/00
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An incendiary composition (14) for a fin-stabilized kinetic energy projectile (1), which can be arranged in the tail region of the projectile (1) and, upon impact with a target (13), penetrates the target (13) as a separate unit behind the penetrator (2) of the kinetic energy projectile (1). To reach the objective of a high destructive effect caused by the incendiary composition (14) within a target (13), despite a small volume and a low mass, and to ensure that the incendiary composition is ignited securely by the shock waves generated upon impact, according to the invention, a titanium sponge is used as the incendiary composition (14), with an epoxide resin or a polyester resin used as a binder.