GUNFIRE TESTS ON TRANSPARENT PANELS

Abstract

A series of bullet penetration tests were conducted on monolithic end laminated transparent plastic and glass. Tests were performed indoors at Pachmayr Corporation penetration range using special loaded 50 caliber and 20MM ammunition. In a phase of the tests, a critical velocity projectile was utilized. The plastic sheets were tested in both curved and flat conditions, mounted on an insulated airtight cell which was pressurized to 10 psi above ambient. The temperature within the cell was constant at 70 deg F ambient with the outside of the cell temperature range being -65 deg F to +120 deg F. (Author-PL).

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1954
Accession Number
AD0097347

Entities

People

  • James L. Riley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Ammunition Fragments
  • Corporations
  • Munitions
  • Projectiles

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
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