Research on the Application of Composite Materials in Artillery Weapon

Abstract

For artillery weapons, improving range or improving mobility is an eternal contradiction, so lightweight design is the key method to solve this contradiction. The application of composite material can improve the degree of artillery lightening and enhance the comprehensive combat effectiveness of artillery, so as to adapt to the requirements of modern war. This paper analyzed the characteristics, performances and capable application areas of common-used composite materials in artillery, and introduced its recent applications both home and abroad in barrels, turrets and other structural parts, and focused on the research on design methods and key technologies of its applications in self-propelled artillery. It can be taken as a guide in reasonable application of composite materials in artillery weapons.