Titanium alloy infantry fighting vehicles, titanium alloy is A synonym for high-end and expensive metal in people's impression, especially military fans know that the former Soviet union built titanium alloy submarine a-class attack nuclear submarine, which is more valuable than gold. How can our army equip such expensive equipment?
Actually, the storage of titanium and titanium alloy itself are not very expensive things, and they have been widely used in various fields of military and civilian use. However, the high requirements of processing and welding technology of titanium alloy for tank and armored vehicles lead to the high price. China's new infantry fighting vehicle is in a critical period of development, adopting new technologies and techniques such as titanium alloy frame and titanium alloy body. The new infantry fighting vehicle is widely expected to be unveiled at the National Day parade next year.
The use of titanium alloy as the frame of the armored vehicle actually indicates that this new type of vehicle will attach great importance to the protection capability. At present, both tanks and armored vehicles are showing a trend of becoming heavier. If the weight is not reduced for some parts, the combat weight of these vehicles will become heavier and heavier, even affecting their technical and tactical performance. Like hundreds of tons of rat tanks during the second world war, this is a monster made from traditional uniform steel without composite armor technology, but no better than a much lighter main battle tank.
The quality efficiency of titanium alloy is higher than that of traditional homogeneous steel. Besides, it has high strength, corrosion resistance and other characteristics, which can make the tank and armored vehicle have better maintainability and reduce maintenance cost.
In the past, the application of titanium alloy was restricted mainly by its welding technology, which required welding under the protection of inert gas. At present, Chinese military enterprises have broken through this process bottleneck, so that titanium alloy, a new material to be applied to tank armored vehicles!
