Investigation of Chemically Vapor Deposited Tantalum for Medium Caliber Gun Barrel Protection

Abstract

The overall objective of this SERDP-supported program (WP-1425) was to investigate the use of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to produce high quality tantalum (Ta) coatings for wear and erosion protection of medium caliber gun barrels. In addition to offering an environmentally benign alternative to chromium (Cr) plating, this relatively low temperature process proved to provide high throughput, low cost, conformal step coverage, and coatings with desirable properties and performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA512813

Entities

People

  • Roland A. Levy

Organizations

  • New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactants
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Chemistry
  • Coatings
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Ferrium
  • Gun Barrels
  • Heat Of Formation
  • Ionization
  • Materials
  • Physical Vapor Deposition
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Spectra
  • Sputtering

Readers

  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.