Perspectives on additive manufacturing for warhead applications
According to different damage modes, warheads are roughly divided into three types: fragmentation warheads, shaped charge warheads, and penetrating warheads. Due to limitations in material and structural manufacturing, traditional manufacturing methods make it difficult to fully utilize the damage a...
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| description | According to different damage modes, warheads are roughly divided into three types: fragmentation warheads, shaped charge warheads, and penetrating warheads. Due to limitations in material and structural manufacturing, traditional manufacturing methods make it difficult to fully utilize the damage ability of the warhead. Additive manufacturing (AM) technology can fabricate complex structures, with classified materials composition and customized components, while achieving low cost, high accuracy, and rapid production of the parts. The maturity of AM technology has brought about a new round of revolution in the field of warheads. In this paper, we first review the principles, classifications, and characteristics of different AM technologies. The development trends of AM technologies are pointed out, including multi-material AM technology, hybrid AM technology, and smart AM technology. From our survey, PBF, DED, and EBM technologies are mainly used to manufacture warhead damage elements. FDM and DIW technologies are mainly used to manufacture warhead charges. Then, the research on the application of AM technology in three types of warhead and warhead charges was reviewed and the existing problems and progress of AM technologies in each warhead were analyzed. Finally, we summarized the typical applications and look forward to the application prospects of AM technology in the field of warheads. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3ea5977e7f7645bab62d67a6191ed6892025-01-23T05:26:45ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Defence Technology2214-91472025-01-0143225251Perspectives on additive manufacturing for warhead applicationsHao Xue0Qiang Zhou1Chuan Xiao2Guangyan Huang3State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaOrdnance Science and Research Academy of China, Beijing 100089, ChinaOrdnance Science and Research Academy of China, Beijing 100089, China; Corresponding author.State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; Beijing Institute of Technology Chongqing Innovation Center, Chongqing 401120, China; Corresponding author.According to different damage modes, warheads are roughly divided into three types: fragmentation warheads, shaped charge warheads, and penetrating warheads. Due to limitations in material and structural manufacturing, traditional manufacturing methods make it difficult to fully utilize the damage ability of the warhead. Additive manufacturing (AM) technology can fabricate complex structures, with classified materials composition and customized components, while achieving low cost, high accuracy, and rapid production of the parts. The maturity of AM technology has brought about a new round of revolution in the field of warheads. In this paper, we first review the principles, classifications, and characteristics of different AM technologies. The development trends of AM technologies are pointed out, including multi-material AM technology, hybrid AM technology, and smart AM technology. From our survey, PBF, DED, and EBM technologies are mainly used to manufacture warhead damage elements. FDM and DIW technologies are mainly used to manufacture warhead charges. Then, the research on the application of AM technology in three types of warhead and warhead charges was reviewed and the existing problems and progress of AM technologies in each warhead were analyzed. Finally, we summarized the typical applications and look forward to the application prospects of AM technology in the field of warheads.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914724000552Additive manufacturingFragmentation warheadShaped charge warheadPenetrating warheadWarhead charge |
| spellingShingle | Hao Xue Qiang Zhou Chuan Xiao Guangyan Huang Perspectives on additive manufacturing for warhead applications Defence Technology Additive manufacturing Fragmentation warhead Shaped charge warhead Penetrating warhead Warhead charge |
| title | Perspectives on additive manufacturing for warhead applications |
| title_full | Perspectives on additive manufacturing for warhead applications |
| title_fullStr | Perspectives on additive manufacturing for warhead applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perspectives on additive manufacturing for warhead applications |
| title_short | Perspectives on additive manufacturing for warhead applications |
| title_sort | perspectives on additive manufacturing for warhead applications |
| topic | Additive manufacturing Fragmentation warhead Shaped charge warhead Penetrating warhead Warhead charge |
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