Accession Number:

AD0292655

Title:

Method of Forging by Explosion

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Patent Application]

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1962-10-30

Pagination or Media Count:

9

Abstract:

Explosive forging of items from metal, done according to the proposed method, does not require the use of matrices. Between the charge and the blank, a layer composed of a porous material foam-rubber, plastic, sponge rubber and others is placed in a hollow chamber, according to the shape, corresponding to the shape of the stamp-out, and conversely, according to the relation to the charge the sides of the blank are placed according to the shape of the stamp-out in a hollow chamber or a body composed of a porous material.

Descriptors:

Subject Categories:

  • Properties of Metals and Alloys
  • Ammunition and Explosives

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]