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Projectiles made from tungsten and iron

  • US 6,112,669 A
  • Filed: 06/05/1998
  • Issued: 09/05/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A lead-free projectile comprising:

  • (1) a composition of tungsten and iron;

    (2) wherein the tungsten content in the composition is from about 5% to about 25% by weight;

    (3) wherein the iron plus tungsten content of the composition is at least about 97% by weight, said percentages based on the total weight of the composition; and

    (4) wherein said composition is lead-free and is shaped like a projectile and is made from a solid solution of tungsten and ferritic iron that is substantially free of a second phase of hard intermetallic iron-tungsten particles.

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