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Accession Number:
AD0743484
Title:
The Manufacture of Spherical Aluminum Powder by the Fluid Energy Mill Process.
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. on Phase 1,
Corporate Author:
NAVAL ORDNANCE STATION INDIAN HEAD MD
Report Date:
1972-05-15
Pagination or Media Count:
14.0
Abstract:
The feasibility was demonstrated of making spherical aluminum powders for use in propellant grains by rounding commonly available random-shape aluminum powder in a fluid energy mill operating on inert gas. The powders produced meet the specifications for the Standard Missile Rocket Motor Mk 56 Mod 0 and the Sidewinder 1C propellants and can be tailored to meet other needs. The total cost is about 5 per pound less than that of the traditional method, and the facilities are safer. Author
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE