Magnesium Technology and Manufacturing for Ultra Lightweight Armored Ground Vehicles

Abstract

The current paper summarizes magnesium alloy metallurgy and wrought manufacturing with an initial emphasis on the Elektron WE43 alloy system for lightweight armored ground vehicle applications. Engineering design factors are reviewed and initial mechanical property data are presented along with ballistic results and findings from blast simulations. Finally the future role of magnesium alloys in ultra light metallic armor is discussed in terms of material development and application.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA499411

Entities

People

  • Bruce Davis
  • C.‐F. Yen
  • George A. Gazonas
  • Jonathan Montgomery
  • Kevin Doherty
  • Kyu C. Cho
  • Paul Moy
  • Rick Delorme
  • Tomoko Sano

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Structure
  • Elements
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Heat Treatment
  • Magnesium Alloys
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Metallurgy
  • Physical Properties

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Military Science
  • Missile Defense Systems.