Additive manufacturing in armor and military applications: research, materials, processing technologies, perspectives, and challenges

This review systematically examines the use of additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing (3DP), in the various aspects of military applications such as firearms, armor and ballistic resistant structures, including those bioinspired. The main goal is to provide a comprehensive exploratio...

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Main Authors: Henry A. Colorado, Carlos A. Cardenas, Elkin I. Gutierrez-Velazquez, Juan P. Escobedo, Sergio Neves Monteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Journal of Materials Research and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785423028041