Development and Prospect of Gun Barrel Materials

The development history of the gun barrel materials was briefly introduced, and its essential performances required based on its working conditions summed up.The chemical composition and mechanical properties of gun-steel, a traditional gun barrel material was summarized, meanwhile, the development and research focuses of gun steel were concluded.In the end, the development trends of the advanced gun barrel materials and technologies including the composite gun barrels and the environmental coatings inside barrel for anti-ablation were introduced.