Materials Technology

Providing advice and expertise on the interactions of structure/composition, processing, properties, and performance of materials as applied to munition systems and their components  

MSIAC expertise in materials technology covers the span of chemical and materials engineering, particularly with the application of principles of materials engineer as noted above, as well as aspects of physical chemistry and physical metallurgy.

Specific areas of interest include:

• Understanding and modeling long term material degradation in munition systems and understanding the impact on safety
• Non-destructive testing of munitions and particularly advance efforts in X-ray imaging, calibration and standards, and defect characterization in artillery shells and missile systems
• Cost benefit analyses and probabilistic approaches for MHM implementation
• Understanding the use of surrogate materials in the environmental and mechanical testing of munitions for qualification and how this can lead to a common understanding of degradation and common approaches to laboratory and test standardization