OVERVIEW: Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC). VISION: Innovative Armament Solutions for Today and Tomorrow. MISSION: To develop and maintain a world-class workforce to execute and manage integrated life-cycle engineering processes required for the research, development, production, field support and demilitarization of munitions, weapons, fire control and associated items. LOCATIONS: Picatinny Arsenal, NJ; Benet Labs (Waterfliet Arsenal), NY; Rock Island Arsenal, IL; Adelphi and Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Providing ...
BACKGROUND: Lightweight Cartridge for Small Arms program at Picatinny -- Designing/developing stainless steel cartridge case -- For structural support inserting Al plug * Galvanic corrosion -- Dissimilar metals that are in electrical contact while immersed in a solution electrolyte * 3 main galvanic couples of concern. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the galvanic interaction between the materials used in the new ammunition design under aggressive conditions to determine if there will be ...
A new ammunition design incorporates stainless steel as the cartridge case, a copper alloy bullet jacket, and an aluminum plug insert for structural support. The dissimilar materials in the new design will be physically connected (electrical contact) and may be exposed to environments that result in an electrolyte connection. Therefore, a study on the possible galvanic corrosion issues of the new ammunition design was conducted. Several different representative galvanic couples ...
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