Ballistic Evaluation of Magnesium Alloy AZ31B

Abstract

Wrought magnesium alloys, which maintain various niche market applications because of their unique properties, have been the subject of a heightened level of research and development for potential application in the automotive market; however, few data are available about their ballistic properties. In order to fill this gap, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and Magnesium Elektron North America (MENA), Inc., conducted a cooperative effort to evaluate magnesium alloy AZ31B, which was commercially available in a wrought form. MENA produced the rolled product and conducted the mechanical testing, and ARL performed the ballistic testing. Some limited ballistic data are provided for this alloy in both the H24 and O tempers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA466839

Entities

People

  • Matthew S. Burkins
  • Richard D. Delorme
  • Tyrone L. Jones
  • William A. Gooch

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Armor Plate
  • Engineering
  • Magnesium
  • Magnesium Alloys
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Military Research
  • North America
  • Physical Properties
  • Projectiles
  • Standards
  • Tensile Properties
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Systems Analysis and Design