Application of Filament Winding to Cannon and Cannon Components. Part I: Steel Filament Composites

摘要

The feasibility of utilizing high strength steel wire filaments for filament wound composites was established from both a design and fabrication aspect. Feasibility was established through the design, fabrication and burst testing of numerous cylinders made of steel filament/epoxy jackets with fiberglass, titanium and steel liners. Although a high density filament was utilized, its extremely high strength and high composite efficiency resulted in composite cylinders which showed >50% weight savings over gun steel cylinders designed to the same burst strength. The study resulted in the fabrication of a composite 106mm R.R. gun tube made of 0.100 in. rifled steel liner and a steel filament/epoxy jacket which was proof fired with no deleterious effects. (Author)