Novel Materials for Small and Medium Caliber Projectiles Navy SBIR FY2010.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2010.2 Topic No.: N102-149 Topic Title: Novel Materials for Small and Medium Caliber Projectiles Proposal No.: N102-149-0572 Firm: General Sciences, Incorporated 205 Schoolhouse Road Souderton, Pennsylvania 18964-2416 Contact: Peter Zavitsanos Phone: (215) 723-8588 Web Site: General-Sciences.com Abstract: The proposed program addresses novel materials to fabricate small and medium caliber projectiles. General Sciences, Inc. (GSI) proposes the use of highly exothermic, high density structural reactive materials (RM) to fabricate projectiles that exhibit improved target damage, improved lethality and improved battle damage indications. GSI has several candidate RM that are suitable for evaluation against these goals, one in particular has a density of 7.2 g/cm3, tensile strength of 20,000 psi, compressive strength of 50,000 psi, is easily machined and is ideal for adding chemical energy to the kinetic energy component of standard, inert projectiles. Benefits: Law Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. Increased round performance and battle damage indicators would prove useful in law enforcement and DHS operations, as an increase in lethality will result in fewer rounds being needed to complete an operation, and battle damage indicators will assist operation commanders in deciding when a "hit" has been effective. Additionally, this class of reactive materials is effective against IED targets and would be a definite asset to our troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and everywhere where encounters with IEDs become probable. Return