Inventors:
Philip W. Hesse - Ellicott City MD
David Goldstein - Potomac MD
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC
International Classification:
F42B 1202
Abstract:
An elongated rod made of a shape memory alloy composition having selected eudoelastic properties, is deformed into a dimensionally compact coil for packaged storage under stress maintained by physical constraint. Upon selective removal of the constraint allowing shape recovery, a substantial increase in axial length of the rod occurs in order to improve its performance in various installations, including long rod penetrating projectiles.