REACTIVE MATERIAL ENHANCED PROJECTILES AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A projectile comprising:
- at least one reactive material composition, wherein at least a portion of the at least one reactive material composition defines an unbuffered exterior surface of the projectile.
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Abstract
A munition, such as a projectile formed of at least one reactive material, is provided. In one embodiment, the projectile includes a body portion formed of at least one reactive material composition wherein the at least one reactive material composition defines at least a portion of an exterior surface of the projectile. In other words, a portion of the reactive material may be left “unbuffered” or exposed to the barrel of a gun or weapon from which it is launched and similarly exposed to a target with which the projectile subsequently impacts. In one embodiment, the projectile may be formed with a jacket surrounding a portion of the reactive material to provide additional structural integrity. The projectile may be formed by casting or pressing the reactive material into a desired shape. In another embodiment of the invention, the reactive material may be extruded into a near-net shape and then machined into the desired shape.
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30 Claims
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1. A projectile comprising:
at least one reactive material composition, wherein at least a portion of the at least one reactive material composition defines an unbuffered exterior surface of the projectile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A projectile comprising:
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a first reactive material forming a body portion;
a second reactive material disposed at a first end of the body portion wherein the second reactive material is more sensitive to initiation upon impact of the projectile than is the first reactive material;
a jacket disposed substantially about the first reactive material and the second reactive material, the jacket defining an opening adjacent the first reactive material at a second end opposite the first end; and
a disc hermetically sealing the opening defined by the jacket. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of forming a projectile, the method comprising:
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forming a body from at least one reactive material composition;
defining at least a portion of an exterior surface of the projectile with a surface of the body exposing the at least one reactive material composition. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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