Ballistic Performance of Titanium Alloys: Ti-6Al-4V Versus Russian Titanium

Abstract

A Ti-6A1-4V baseline plate and a Russian titanium alloy plates were ballistically tested against .30-cal armor-piercing (AP) M2 rounds. The V(50) ballistic limit of each plate was determined and compared to the MIL-DTL-46077F V(50) ballistic acceptance chart for Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Based on these results, no clear ballistic performance advantage would be achieved by using the Russian titanium alloy against 0.30-cal AP M2 threats.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA420984

Entities

People

  • Tyrone L. Jones

Organizations

  • Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Armor
  • Beta Testing
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Structure
  • Department Of Defense
  • Elements
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Metals
  • Military Research
  • Phase
  • Phase Transformations
  • Standards
  • Titanium
  • Titanium Alloys
  • United Kingdom

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • ballistics.