Military applications for β titanium alloys

Beta alloys are potentially useful for several types of nonaerospace military applications. The potential applications to be discussed in this article include armor, body armor, mortar barrels, and missile launch canisters. This paper was presented at the Beta Titanium Alloys of the 00’s Symposium sponsored by the Titanium Committee of TMS, held during the 2005 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, February 13–16, 2005 in San Francisco, CA.