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APPLICATION OF ALUMINIUM ALLOYS FOR MILITARY PURPOSES
Veljanovski Borivoje Kalezić Miodrag Grabulov Vencislav Nikačević Milutin Owing to their strength-to-weight ratio, plasticity, fracture toughness and corrosion resistance, aluminium alloys are widely applied in military industry. New technologies and intensive activity in this field enabled replacement of steel parts by aluminium alloys in development and production of modern figting vehicls, missiles and ammunition, fighter aircrafts, chips of war, floating bridges, etc. The characteristics of basic aluminium alloys (types 2xxx, 5xxx, 6xxx and 7xxx) and type of semimanufactures products (plates, sheets, profiles, forgings, castings) are presented as well as technologies of their forming and trends in development of high-strength aluminium alloys. Ključne reči: Aluminium alloys, arms, trends in development, application, fighting vehicles, aircrafts, ammunition, missiles, ships, bridges. |