Method and apparatus for a projectile incorporating a metastable interstitial composite material
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1. A projectile for creating a thermal event, comprising:
- a bullet including an elemental material with a purity of at least 90% that is at least one of aluminum, iron, magnesium, molybdenum, titanium, tantalum, lanthanum, uranium, or zirconium; and
a coating material capable of preventing oxidation of said elemental material, wherein at least 90% of said elemental material oxidizes within 10 seconds of removal of said coating material to produce a thermal event.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for incorporating nanophase elemental materials and metastable interstitial composite materials into projectiles, projectile fragments, ordnance casings, warheads and structural components. The projectile, fragments and casings include an elemental material capable of oxidizing. A coating material that is capable of preventing oxidation of the elemental material and an oxidizing agent may be present and be capable of reacting with the elemental material so that a self-propagating high temperature synthesis reaction from a stabilized solid material is yielded for the purpose of rendering terminal effects or thermal impact to a target at impact.
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1. A projectile for creating a thermal event, comprising:
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a bullet including an elemental material with a purity of at least 90% that is at least one of aluminum, iron, magnesium, molybdenum, titanium, tantalum, lanthanum, uranium, or zirconium; and a coating material capable of preventing oxidation of said elemental material, wherein at least 90% of said elemental material oxidizes within 10 seconds of removal of said coating material to produce a thermal event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A projectile for creating a thermal event, comprising:
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a bullet including an elemental material having a purity of at least 75%; and a coating material capable of preventing oxidation of said elemental material, wherein at least 90% of said elemental material oxidizes within 10 seconds of removal of said coating material to produce a rapid thermal event. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A projectile for creating a thermal event, comprising:
a bullet including an elemental material having a purity of at least 75% wherein at least 90% of said elemental material oxidizes within 10 seconds of exposure to oxygen to produce a thermal event. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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