Applied Companies Manufactures and Tests

Pressure Vessel Manufacturing

• TOW Missile Vessel End Cap
• TOW Missile Guidance System Vessels
• 747 Aircraft Escape Chute Pressure Vessel

Destructive Testing

• Burst Chamber and Burst Samples
• 50 Caliber Shot

4 August 2009 Shot - Tumble Test Results (PDF):

• 0.50 Caliber M-2, Armor Piercing, 700 Grain
• 50 yard Shot
• Velocity 10 feet from Pressure Vessel: 2,809 Feet per Second
• Pressure Vessel oriented at 45 degree angle for Tumble Effect
• Pressure Vessel pressurized at 3,000 psi
• Test Results:
  • Successful
  • Vessel remained in one piece, No fragmentation, the Cutting did not exceed the dimensions of the hole created by the projectile by more than three inches in any direction

Note the nose of the .50 Cal AP round is captured in the cut.