Powder Processing of Amorphous Tungsten-bearing Alloys and Composites

Abstract

The goal of this project was to develop a W-based amorphous-crystalline composite for penetrator applications. The composite was to have high strength, toughness, abrasion resistance, tailorable density, and a propensity for shear localization. Our year 3 tasks, as laid out in the project proposal, were to: 1) Consolidate amorphous or nanocrystalline powder blends 2) Mechanical testing 3) Ballistic testing

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA614341

Entities

People

  • Brian E. Schuster
  • Christopher A. Schuh
  • Megan Frary

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Grain Size
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Professional Development
  • Simulations
  • Solid Solutions
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses
  • Wear Resistance
  • Yield Strength

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.