General Features of the Manufacture of Cast Armor for Armored Vehicles

Abstract

This 1942 report lists the factors of primary importance in the production of uniform, satisfactory cast armor: (1) Clean heats of steel, properly deoxidized and with close control of chemical composition; (2) Proper foundry practice to produce sound, accurate, and clean castings; (3) Adequate homogenization to provide as uniform a structure as possible; (4) Careful heating for and proper drastic quenching to harden the material throughout its section; (5) Thorough tempering to produce uniform physical properties throughout the castings; and (6) The maintenance of proper control throughout the processing steps to insure a uniform product.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1942
Accession Number
ADA954219

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Chemical Composition
  • Electrodes
  • Hardness
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Treatment
  • Heating
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Physical Properties
  • Projectiles
  • Resistance
  • Shock Tests
  • Standards
  • Tempering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Systems Analysis and Design