In some of the previous .50 BMG vs X videos I’ve shared, they tended to demolish whatever they were shooting at. This time, I’ve got video of them shooting at thicker and heavier metal plates and blocks.
First up: Going Ballistic tries four different .50 BMG rounds (MK263 armor-piercing, MK211 Raufoss, SLAP tracer, and armor-piercing incendiary tracer) through a Bushmaster .50 BMG against a 1.75″ plate of titanium:
Then they did the same with a two 1″ titanium plates plate, only this time out of an M2AHB Browning machine gun:
Includes a 75″+ richochet!
Next comes the same rounds vs a 2″ AR500 steel plate, plus a Russian “Zebra” round, whatever the hell that is.
Then Demolition Ranch takes on a block of tungsten:
Bonus: Here Matt from Demolition Ranch just drops the tungsten block on stuff from a tree stand:
These demonstrations don’t define the question or provide an answer.
How many kinds of steel or titanium alloys are there? Thousands.
How many kinds of treatment? Thousands.
What criteria? Thickness, weight, cost, availability?
The “best” is found under the ass of an A-10 pilot, likely a combination steel/titanium/(maybe tungsten?) alloys with some very special treatments.
That said, it’d be fun to see that Ma Deuce cut loose on those plates.
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