In his dissertation entitled “Alloy and process development of (α+β) titanium alloys for ballistic protection applications”, which was carried out in cooperation with voestalpine Böhler Bleche, Dr. Janda focused on the development of innovative material and processing concepts for armored vehicles. Various innovative (α+β) titanium alloys were developed for the vehicle body.
One advantage of titanium alloys over steel lies in the comparatively low density of this material. This is noticeable in the agility of the armored vehicle, regardless of the propulsion system used. In addition to material characterization the investigations also included ballistic firing tests.
Deforming tests at extremely high deformation rates, which were conducted in cooperation with a German-French research institute, were particularly important for understanding the material’s behavior. Using the material parameters obtained, the interaction between projectile and the titanium sheet could then be simulated.
