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Process Techniques for Engineering High-Performance Materials
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Process Techniques for Engineering High-Performance Materials

by Tim Oberle
June 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
493 pages
15h 30m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Process Techniques for Engineering High-Performance Materials
445Proprietary Systems
on an industrial scale. The French tried to keep the secret to themselves, but
within a few years, every national army had its own version of smokeless
powder.
A gun and its ammunition work together as a system, so changes to one
element require accommodation in the other. The increased power of the
new propellant upsets the delicate balance of system design. Muzzle veloc-
ity and internal pressure went up dramatically. A longer range and better
accuracy were achieved, but the weapons had to be completely redesigned to
handle the increased power.
The existing weapon designs were scrapped and the entire arsenal was
completel ...
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