Military metallurgy

by Doig, Alistair

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Full title :Military metallurgy / Alistair Doig.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1998.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):IOM Communications
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1998.

The Physical Object

Description:152 pages : : illustrations (some color) ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1861250614, 9781861250612
oclc:ocm43673408
LC Classification:UF520
Dewey Decimal:669

Ch. 1. Introduction to metallurgy and materials selection, and why is most military hardware metallic? -- ch. 2. Brass and steel cartridge cases, and some background non-ferrous metallurgy -- ch. 3. Steel shell bodies -- high explosive squash head, and some background ferrous metallurgy -- ch. 4. Steel gun barrels -- ch. 5. Heavy metal kinetic energy penetrators -- ch. 6. Copper shaped charge penetrators -- ch. 7. Ferrous fragmenting projectiles -- ch. 8. Steel armour for main battle tanks and the milne de marre graph -- ch. 9. Aluminium alloy armour for light armoured vehicles.

Ch. 10. Alloys for military bridges -- ch. 11. Alloys for gun carriages and tank track links -- ch. 12. Dynamic behaviour of alloys at high strain rate.