METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE SABOT WITH IMPROVED INTERFACIAL CHARACTERISTICS BY USING SHORT FIBER

• US 20100276082A1
• Filed: 09/23/2008
• Published: 11/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Agency For Defense Development (Government of The Republic of China)
• Original Assignee: Agency For Defense Development (Government of The Republic of China)
• Inventors: Kim, Jin-Seok, Jeon, Young-Jun, Yang, Seung-Un, Park, In-Seo
• Application Number:
  US12/236,056
• Publication Number:
  US 20100276082A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 156/276
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 14/061 Sabots for long rod fin stabilised kinetic energy projectiles, i.e. multisegment sabots attached midway on the projectile
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 14/068 Sabots characterised by the material F42B14/067 takes precedence

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite sabot for use in APFSDS (Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot) which has improved strength to weight ratio with low weight and high strength by using one-directional fiber prepreg ply lamination method. In order to prevent delamination of the radially laminated composite sabot, short fibers are deposited on the interfacial plane thereby spreading the expansion force to fiber as well as the resin.

Claims

1. A method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite sabot by laminating the prepreg fiber in the radial direction comprising:

a sub-segment forming step wherein four or more of sub-segments are formed with predetermined form by superposing a plurality of plies;

a segment forming step wherein three or more of segments are formed by laminating the sub-segments;

a piece forming step wherein three pieces are formed by laminating the segments; and

a sabot forming step wherein a sabot is formed by combining the three pieces;

the sub-segment forming step further comprising the step of forming a preliminary laminating board by superposing a plurality of plies and the step of forming a sub-segment by cutting the preliminary laminating board into a predetermined form wherein the step of forming a preliminary laminating board includes forming a preliminary laminating board by depositing a short fiber between each ply when laminating a plurality of plies.

2. The method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite sabot of claim 1 wherein the segment forming step includes the step of forming a segment by depositing a short fiber between each sub-segment when laminating sub-segments.

3. The method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite sabot of claim 2 wherein the segment forming step further comprises the step of depositing sufficient short fiber on the inclined plane of the laminated sub-segment and further laminating reinforcing sub-segment.

4. The method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite sabot of claim 1 wherein the piece forming step includes the step of forming a piece by depositing a short fiber between each segment when laminating segments.

5. The method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite sabot of claim 1 wherein the short fiber is one or more of fiber selected from the group consisting of carbon fiber, graphite fiber and glass fiber, and the prepreg fiber material laminated in the radial direction is one or more of fiber selected from the group consisting of carbon fiber, graphite fiber and glass fiber, and the fiber prepreg fiber material is thermosetting or thermoplastic resin.

6. The method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite sabot of claim 2 wherein the short fiber is one or more of fiber selected from the group consisting of carbon fiber, graphite fiber and glass fiber, and the prepreg fiber material laminated in the radial direction is one or more of fiber selected from the group consisting of carbon fiber, graphite fiber and glass fiber, and the fiber prepreg fiber material is thermosetting or thermoplastic resin.

7. The method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite sabot of claim 3 wherein the short fiber is one or more of fiber selected from the group consisting of carbon fiber, graphite fiber and glass fiber, and the prepreg fiber material laminated in the radial direction is one or more of fiber selected from the group consisting of carbon fiber, graphite fiber and glass fiber, and the fiber prepreg fiber material is thermosetting or thermoplastic resin.

8. The method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite sabot of claim 4 wherein the short fiber is one or more of fiber selected from the group consisting of carbon fiber, graphite fiber and glass fiber, and the prepreg fiber material laminated in the radial direction is one or more of fiber selected from the group consisting of carbon fiber, graphite fiber and glass fiber, and the fiber prepreg fiber material is thermosetting or thermoplastic resin.