Application of Titanium Alloy in Lightweight Ground Weapon Equipment

In the process of combat deployment, various types of ground weapons and equipment need to be transported by trains, ships, cars, airplanes, and even helicopters. Various transportation vehicles have clear limitations on the volume and weight of ground weapons and equipment, so the lightweighting of ground weapons and equipment is of great significance for their transportation and lifting.

Application of titanium alloy material in towed artillery

In order to meet the needs of future wars, the development of artillery weapon systems is moving towards continuously improving mobility, combat power, precision strike capabilities, as well as self-protection and survival capabilities.

The extensive use of titanium alloy material is one of the key technologies for achieving structural weight reduction in the M777 howitzer. The gun's main frame, firing seat, cradle, saddle mounting part, hoe, wheel hub and other key load-bearing components are all made of titanium alloy material.

Application of titanium alloy materials in self-propelled artillery


The large caliber self-propelled artillery adopts a lightweight composite barrel made of titanium alloy material, muzzle brake, and landing part. In addition, the US Army used TC4 (GR5) Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy material to manufacture the muzzle of the howitzer in the "Crusader" self-propelled artillery development project, which reduced the weight by 31% compared to steel materials.

Application of Titanium Alloy Materials in Armored Vehicles

In order to improve the maneuverability of vehicles and the ballistic resistance of armor, titanium alloy materials are used in the structural manufacturing of amphibious vehicles due to their superior strength, ballistic resistance, and corrosion resistance compared to rolled homogeneous armor steel. Specifically, titanium alloy materials are used in rotating turrets, biochemical weapon countermeasure system covers, engine roofs, turret pivot frames, command cabin covers, gunner main sights covers, thermal imaging observation instrument covers, etc

The Application of Titanium Alloy Materials in Ammunition

In the development process of a certain type of cannon fired end sensitive ammunition in China, TC18: Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-1Cr-1Fe high-strength and high toughness titanium alloy material was used to replace the early D6BA high-strength steel to manufacture the component, reducing the single weight of the component from 0.37kg to 0.22kg, meeting the engineering requirements.

Application of titanium alloy materials in individual soldier weapons

Our country uses pure titanium TA1/TA2 and Ti-451 titanium alloy materials to manufacture flamethrowers, which reduce the weight of traditional steel parts by 3kg, significantly reduce the carrying load of soldiers, and improve the mobility of individual soldiers during marching. The bulletproof vest thin armor made of TA7 (GR6) Ti-5Al-2.5Sn titanium alloy is also lighter than steel armor, reducing the wearing load of soldiers and improving their combat agility.