From Science Daily:
Science Daily (July 30, 2009) — A Queen's University Belfast academic is working on research that could help protect the lives of military based in Afghanistan.
Professor Wei Sha from Queen's School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering has been testing how safe vehicles with titanium alloys are when attacked by bullets or explosions.
Professor Sha's research examines the damage tolerance of the popular material titanium. It is the first research of its kind to reveal the reasons behind the deformation and damage of titanium alloys under strong impact or fast applied force.
Military based in Afghanistan currently use land rovers which have titanium alloys.
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My Comment: It appears that more research and study is necessary.
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