The near-net-shape manufacturing of affordable titanium components for the M777 lightweight howitzer

JOM

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 35-41

  Klug, Kevin L ^a   Ucok, Ibrahim ^a   Gungor, Mehmet N ^a   Guclu, Mustafa ^a   Kramer, Lawrence S ^a   Tack, Wm Troy ^a   Nastac, Laurentiu ^a   Martin, Nicholas R ^a   Dong, Hao ^a  

^a Mfg Technologies Directorate   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTRON BEAM MELTING; MANUFACTURE; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; ORDNANCE; PLASMA ARC MELTING; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

NEAR-NET SHAPE MANUFACTURING; WEAPON SYSTEM;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 17144384770     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-004-0250-z     Document Type: Article

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