MINUTES OF MEETING OF METALLURGICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CAST ARMOR, HELD AT THE U.S. ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE CENTER, DETROIT ARSENAL, CENTERLINE, MICHIGAN, 16 MAY 1963.

Abstract

Contents: Report of Liaison Representatives-Cast Armor Integration Committee; Advisory Committee on Welding of Armor; Report of Developments in Armored Vehicles; Technical Session-Limitations of Current Mechanical Tests for Assessing Ballistic Performance; Summary of Recent Low-temperature Ballistic Tests; Metallurgical Factors Affecting Toughness of Armor Castings; Factors Affecting the Toughness of Steel Armor Castings; Discussion of Sampling from Castings versus Test Blocks.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0421173

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Low Temperature
  • Michigan
  • Sampling
  • Toughness
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials