Gun Steel -- Centrifugal Castings. Watertown Arsenal Gun Tubes Processed Without Normalizing

Abstract

To determine the feasibility of omitting the normalizing (2200 deg F for 16 hours) treatment in the production of centrifugally cast gun tubes at Watertown Arsenal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1943
Accession Number
ADA951028

Entities

People

  • N. A. Birch
  • V. E. Bender

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cooled
  • Cartridge Cases
  • Guns
  • Heat Treatment
  • High Temperature
  • Howitzers
  • Machining
  • Munitions
  • Physical Properties
  • Production
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Yield Strength

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • ballistics.