Armor Plate - Cast, Metallurgical Examination of a Mn-Cr-Ni-Mo-V Steel Used for Cast Gun Shield Armor

Abstract

This report concludes that the manganese-chromium-nickel-molybdenum-vanadium steel examined has some promise of making satisfactory 4 to 6 inch armor, provided that proper measures are observed in the homogenization and quenching of the castings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 1944
Accession Number
ADA954231

Entities

People

  • P. V. Riffin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cooled
  • Alloys
  • Armor Plate
  • Charpy Impact Tests
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Grain Size
  • Hardness
  • Heat Treatment
  • High Temperature
  • Impact Tests
  • Low Temperature
  • Physical Properties
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Steel
  • Tempering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Toughness

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Metallurgy