GUN BARREL LINING OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL, ITS METHOD OF MANUFACTURE, AND A GUN BARREL PROVIDED WITH SUCH A LINING

摘要

A gun barrel lining made of composite material having refractory fiber reinforcement and a ceramic matrix, the fiber reinforcement comprises a cylindrical inner portion constituted by a three-dimensional fiber texture and acylindrical outer portion surrounding the inner portion and having the same axis, the outer portion being constituted by a strip wound around the inner portion, and the inner and outer portions being codensified by the ceramic matrix.