Advanced Materials for Military Ground Platforms
Abstract
Part of the Materials Challenge: Structure and Protection, Lethality, and Mobility. Complexity of Material Needs: Lightweight and High Strength, Lightweight Metallics, Damage Tolerant Composites, Fiber Matrix Materials, Resin Chemistry Fiber Design, Ultra-tough Resins, Laminated Assembly, Tailored Interfaces, Hybrid Designs, Multifunctional Performance, Transparent Materials, Transparent Composites, Durability, and Reliability. Advanced Materials Applications: Advanced structural and propulsion systems, Power electronics and electric motors, Lightweight armor, Fire suppression, and Optical limiters. Some Materials of Interest: ultra high-strength steels, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, Ni and Co superalloys (engine applications), PZTs, metal matrix composites, ceramic matrix composites, polymer matrix composites, ultra-light engineered materials (e.g., foams, honeycomb, and sandwich materials), ultra high-strength fibers, and resins and adhesives. Enabling Technologies: Modeling of Composite Materials for Energy Absorption, Nondestructive Evaluation Tools for Evaluation of Composite Structures, Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques for On-Line Inspection of Structures, Durability of Lightweight Composite Structures, Composite Crash Energy Management, Joining of Dissimilar Materials, Adhesive-Bonded Composites, Evaluation and Prediction of the Performance/Durability of Dissimilar Material Joints.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 29, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA530823
Entities
People
- Douglas W. Templeton
Organizations
- United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center