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Titanium armor is being incorporated into the design of existing and future U.S. Army combat vehicles because it offers the best method of reducing vehicle weight and thus improving performance. Titanium’s excellent specific mechanical and ballistic properties, as well as ease of fabrication, will likely make it a part of the U.S. Army’s future combat system. How large a part it will be will depend on an overall cost/performance optimization.
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For more information, contact J.S. Montgomery, Army Research Laboratory, Weapons and Materials Research Directorate, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005-5069; e-mail jmontgom@arl.army.mil.
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Montgomery, J.S., Wells, M.G.H. Titanium armor applications in combat vehicles. JOM 53, 29–32 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-001-0144-2
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