Laser Pulse Heating Simulation of Firing Damage on Coated Gun Bore Surfaces

Abstract

Laser pulse heating was used to simulate thermal effects on plated gun bore surfaces during firing. The aim is to provide new insights into the erosion process and develop the method as an evaluation tool for developmental coatings. This report discusses results of cyclic thermal pulsing experiments on high contractile and low contractile chromium plated gun steel, sputtered tantalum coated gun steel, and uncoated steel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA387788

Entities

People

  • G. Kendall
  • M. Todaro
  • Paul J. Cote

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beta Testing
  • Chromium
  • Coatings
  • Electrodeposition
  • Energy
  • Heat Energy
  • Iron
  • Iron Oxides
  • Laser Pulses
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Optical Fibers
  • Phase Diagrams
  • Radiation
  • Simulations
  • Tantalum
  • Thermal Shock

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy