![]() ![]() So my question is when these guys are restoring lets say a Panther or some other tank with really thick plate where there's a huge hole blown thru it, what's the general approach here? Do theyġ) replace the entire piece with the same thickness and alloy plate? this would appear really unlikely as simply finding a chunk of specialty steel that's 6 feet square and 3 inches thick would seem unlikelyĢ) patch the hole with a thinner piece of metal, using a common grade of low carbon steel and a filler rod designed for fusing dissimilar metalsģ) find a donor vehicle and cut parts off it, but with something super rare where every chassis is worth a mint, doesn't seem viableĤ) replace the entire piece with a large chunk of thinner low carbon steel. I can see they vary the percentages of silicon or nickel or whatever by a few tenths of a percentage point depending on thickness, application, etc. Some quick research shows that the general rolled homogeneous Armor (RHA) is roughly equivalent to today's 4XXX series of molybdenum steels, approx. Being a machinist, welder, and metal worker One thing I've been curious about is WW2 tank armor.
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