Thermomechanical Processing and Texture Development in Ni-Cr-Mo and Mn-Mo-B Armor Steels

Abstract

The purpose and scope of the present research were to produce a strong (112) + (111) texture in the quenched and tempered plates of the Ni-Cr-Mo and Mn-Mo-B conventional armor steels by appropriate thermomechanical processing and to study its effects on the mechanical and ballistic properties of the plates. Also, the effect of carbon content above 0.40 percent on the ballistic properties of textured 5Ni-steel armor was to be investigated. Results indicated that a strong (112) + (111) texture could be produced in plates of both armor steels. Because of the relatively low hardenabilities of these steels, particularly the Ni-Cr-Mo steel, ferrite formation could not be prevented in the on-line quenched plates. The ballistic test results were widely scattered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA142352

Entities

People

  • Hsun Hu

Organizations

  • U.S. Steel

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Armor Plate
  • Chemical Composition
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Engineering
  • Hardness
  • Heat Energy
  • Information Processing
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Molecular Orbital Theory
  • Steel
  • Tensile Properties
  • Tensile Strength
  • Transmission Electron Microscopy
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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