The Erosion of Guns. Part One: Fundamentals of Ordnance Relating to Gun Erosion

Abstract

The present survey of the erosion of guns aims to collate the principal factual data on the subject and, in addition, to summarize the different theories that have been proposed to explain or to correlate these facts. Special care has been exercised to separate the facts from the various interpretations that may be placed upon them, since the latter in many instances depend on unverified assumptions. The sources of all information have been indicated in order that the reader may consult them for further details; for, although this survey attempts to be comprehensive, the treatment of the various items mentioned is not intended to be exhaustive.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 08, 1942
Accession Number
ADA422462

Entities

People

  • John S. Burlew

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Chemical Elements
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Explosives
  • Gun Support Equipment
  • Heat Of Combustion
  • High Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Small Arms
  • Tensile Strength
  • Yield Strength

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.