Projectile and sabot assembly

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1992-06-03

1993-03-23

Tudor, Harold J.

Ammunition and explosives

Projectiles

Composite

F42B 1406

Patent

active

051966506

ABSTRACT:
A projectile-sabot assembly includes a projectile rod enclosed by a pluray of sabot pieces and a plurality of heat sensitive shape memory alloy metal shims positioned so that when the assembly is fired, the shims heat up and expand to exert separating forces on the sabot pieces.

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patent: 4382411 (1983-05-01), Ambrosini
patent: 4424748 (1984-01-01), Schiff
patent: 4759293 (1988-07-01), Davis, Jr.
patent: 4911080 (1990-03-01), Leeker et al.

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