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Accession Number:
AD1047276
Title:
Ballistic V50 Evaluation of TIMET Ti108
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report,01 Jun 2017,30 Dec 2017
Corporate Author:
US Army Research Laboratory Aberdeen Proving Ground United States
Report Date:
2018-02-01
Pagination or Media Count:
46.0
Abstract:
A ballistic V50 evaluation of an experimental titanium alloy Ti108 was conducted to determine if lower alloys in a plates content can provide slightly lower strengths with higher elongation and resistance to cracking while still meeting the minimum performance specifications outlined in MIL-DTL-46077G. A 3.1-inch-thick plate was provided by the Titanium Metals Corporation Dallas, Texas for the V50 evaluation. The projectiles used for the evaluation were the 20-mm M602 armor piercing with tracer AP-T and a 30-mm armor piercing discarding sabot APDS. It was found that the Ti108 plate did not meet the minimum ballistic requirements for the 20-mm M602 AP-T threat, but did meet the requirement for the 30-mm APDS threat by 1 ms. Future studies or adjustments to the chemistry of the Ti108 can be conducted to optimize ballistic performance.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE