Armor Plate. Metallurgical Examination of German Armor from a Pz. Kw. 111 Tank

Abstract

The object of this study was to conduct a metallurgical examination of three face-hardened and two homogeneous sections of German armor which had been previously subjected to ballistic tests at the Proving Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground. The five armor plates were composed of steel of two distinct types: (1) flame hardened, medium carbon, chrome molydbenum-vanadium type deoxidized with aluminum; and (2) a flame hardened and homogeneous medium carbon, chrome-molydbenum type deoxidized with aluminum and titanium.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 1943
Accession Number
ADA954407

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  • P. V. Riffin

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Anti-Tank Guns
  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Domestic
  • Elements
  • Hardening
  • Hardness
  • Heating Elements
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Projectiles
  • Steel
  • Thickness
  • Transverse
  • Weld Metal

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  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • ballistics.