Manufacture of Bullet-Resisting Ball Mount Castings for Medium Tanks, T3E2

Abstract

This arsenal undertook to manufacture ball mounts for 5 T3E2 Medium tanks made at the American La-France and Foamite Corporation, Elmira, New York, in 1933 and 1934. Due to the small number of pieces involved it was decided to make steel castings of bullet-resisting composition for these parts. Difficulty was experienced in obtaining sound castings. It is now felt that satisfactory casting practice has been established and that the percentage of rejections would not be above normal for any of the castings except the outer shield. A truly successful casting practice for this part has not yet been established.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1934
Accession Number
ADA953705

Entities

People

  • Daniel C. Martin

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Castings
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Corporations
  • Heat Treatment
  • High Temperature
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Photographs
  • Physical Metallurgy
  • Thickness
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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  • Metallurgy
  • ballistics.