Titanium armor applications in combat vehicles

JOM

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 29-32

  Montgomery, Jonathan S ^a   Wells, Martin G H ^b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Weapons and Mat Res Department ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; BALLISTICS; COSTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MILITARY VEHICLES; PERFORMANCE;

COMBAT VEHICLES; TITANIUM ARMOR; VEHICLE WEIGHT REDUCTION;

TITANIUM;

EID: 0035308801     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-001-0144-2     Document Type: Article

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