High density nontoxic projectiles and other articles, and methods for making the same
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B22F-001/00
B22F-001/02
출원번호
US-0126995
(2005-05-10)
등록번호
US-7422720
(2008-09-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Wei,Tim T.
Tian,Luguang
출원인 / 주소
Spherical Precision, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
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초록▼
High density, nontoxic projectiles and other articles, and their methods of manufacture, are disclosed. More particularly, high density nontoxic W--Cu--Ni--Fe alloy compositions, methods of their manufacture and methods by which they may be used as projectiles such as shots, bullets, and pellets and
High density, nontoxic projectiles and other articles, and their methods of manufacture, are disclosed. More particularly, high density nontoxic W--Cu--Ni--Fe alloy compositions, methods of their manufacture and methods by which they may be used as projectiles such as shots, bullets, and pellets and other products traditionally made of lead alloys will be detailed herein in some embodiments. These products have a density comparable to that of lead while avoiding problems of toxicity associated with the use of lead.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A method of making an ammunition projectile having a predetermined aggregate density, comprising: selecting one or more constituents in powdered form having a density substantially higher than said predetermined aggregate density; selecting one or more constituents in powdere
What is claimed is: 1. A method of making an ammunition projectile having a predetermined aggregate density, comprising: selecting one or more constituents in powdered form having a density substantially higher than said predetermined aggregate density; selecting one or more constituents in powdered form having a density substantially lower than said predetermined aggregate density, wherein in combination, said constituents having densities substantially higher and substantially lower than said predetermined aggregate density provide an aggregate density substantially equal to said predetermined aggregate density; agitating said powdered constituents with a binding agent to cause said powdered constituents to form pellets; and sintering the pellets to form projectiles having substantially said predetermined aggregate density. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the powdered constituents having a density substantially higher than said predetermined aggregate density is selected from the group consisting of virgin tungsten, ferrotungsten, tungsten carbide, tungsten alloys and scrap tungsten. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the powdered constituents having a density substantially lower than said predetermined aggregate density is selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Cu and combinations thereof. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the powdered constituents are agitated using an agitator selected from the group consisting of a drum, disk, dish and pan. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein agitating said powdered constituents with a binding agent causes the pellets to agglomerate in generally uniform layers. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined aggregate density is about 10 to 15.5 g/cm3. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the sintered projectiles have a diameter in the range of 0.070" to 0.220". 8. The method of claim 1, wherein sintering the pellets causes the pellets to shrink about 10% to 25%. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the pellets form projectiles suitable for use as shots in a shotgun shell. 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising agitating distinct mixes of powdered components in stages to form pellets having layers of different compositions. 11. A projectile produced in accordance with claim 1. 12. A method of making spherical shots, comprising: providing powders comprising tungsten and at least one of copper, iron and nickel; adding the powders to a mechanical agitator while directing liquid binder into the mechanical agitator; and rotating the agitator while continuing to add the powders, whereby powders wetted by the liquid binder agglomerate to form densified balled materials. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising screening the densified balled materials to eliminate materials outside of a desired diameter range. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein the powders form densified balled materials having a diameter in the range of about 0.05" to 0.36". 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the powders comprise copper, iron and nickel. 16. The method of claim 12, wherein the powders form densified balled materials having a density of about 10 to 16 g/cm3. 17. The method of claim 12, wherein the powders form densified balled materials having a density of about 10 to 13.5 g/cm3. 18. The method of claim 12, further comprising sintering the densified balled materials. 19. The method of claim 18, further comprising sintering the densified balled materials in a first lower temperature stage and at a second higher temperature stage. 20. The method of claim 18, wherein the mechanical agitator comprises a rotating drum. 21. The method of claim 12, wherein the powders form densified balled materials at a rate of about 0.1 to 1 mm/hour. 22. A method of making ammunition projectiles, comprising: providing a first mix of powdered components; agglomerating said first mix of powdered components with a binding agent to form a pellet core having a first composition; providing a second mix of powdered components; agglomerating said second mix of powdered components with a binding agent to form a layer surrounding said pellet core having a second composition; and sintering the pellet core and the layer to produce said projectiles. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the layer surrounding said pellet core is an intermediate layer, and further comprising: providing a third mix of powdered components; and agitating said third mix of powdered components with a binding agent to form a surface layer surrounding said intermediate layer having a third composition; wherein said sintering further comprising sintering said surface layer. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the first composition and third composition are substantially the same. 25. The method of claim 23, wherein after sintering, the surface layer and the core are relatively softer than the intermediate layer. 26. The method of claim 23, wherein after sintering, the surface layer and the core have a density between about 8 and 10 g/cm3 and the intermediate layer has a density between about 11 and 18 g/cm3. 27. The method of claim 22, wherein the layer surrounding the pellet core is a surface layer. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein after sintering the surface layer has a density between about 8 and 10 g/cm3 and the core has a density between about 11 and 18 g/cm3. 29. The method of claim 22, wherein the first mix and the second mix comprise tungsten and at least one of iron, copper and nickel. 30. The method of claim 22, wherein the sintered projectiles form shots suitable for use in a shotgun shell. 31. The method of claim 22, wherein the pellet core and the layer surrounding the pellet core have different hardnesses. 32. A projectile produced in accordance with claim 22.
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