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PSI's Reactive Tungsten Composite (Janauary 2005):Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) of Andover, Massachusetts, has been awarded a research contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center to develop a reactive tungsten composite for inert warheads. PSI, in collaboration with ATK Thiokol, Inc., is developing novel high-density tungsten-based reactive composites for application to inert kinetic energy munitions. These materials are inert in that they do not reduce the projectile's insensitive munitions compliance. Their critical benefit is to enhance projectile lethality by depositing a combined kinetic and chemical energy in the target, which is greater than the corresponding kinetic energy deposited by a non-reactive tungsten munition. The lethality enhancement will occur over most of the range of anticipated projectile impact velocities. Novel metallurgical fabrication techniques will be applied to develop these materials. PSI's materials technology development will be of great benefit to battlefield scenarios involving electromagnetic (EM) gun munitions. The reactive tungsten alloys will allow the Navy to develop EM gun launch packages, which achieve target levels of destructive capacity, while remaining inert at normal launch and service conditions. Additional commercial markets are anticipated in mining, anti-terrorism, and energy exploration.
Dr. Brian Decker Telephone: (978) 689-0003
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decker@psicorp.com