Low-cost titanium armors for combat vehicles

The U.S. Army has been using more and more titanium to either increase armor or reduce the weight of current combat vehicles. Future plans call for the development of combat vehicles that are 30 percent lighter. To achieve this target, the future-vehicle hull and turret will have to be manufactured...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JOM (1989) 1997-05, Vol.49 (5), p.45-47
Hauptverfasser:	Montgomery, Jonathan S., Wells, Martin G. H., Roopchand, Brij, Ogilvy, James W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aluminum Aluminum alloys Armed forces Armor Corrosion resistance Cost control Efficiency Gases Limited partnerships Nondestructive testing Steel Titanium alloys Vehicles
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