The detrimental effect of autofrettage on externally cracked modern tank gun barrels
Overstraining gun tubes has a twofold advantage. First, it enables the increase of the Safe Maximum Pressure (SMP) in the tube, resulting in a higher muzzle velocity which extends the gun's range and its projectile kinetic energy. Second, it reduces the tube's susceptibility to internal cr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Defence Technology |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914718304586 |