BALLISTIC PROTECTIVE BUOYANT MATERIALS

Abstract

Unbonded staple-fiber batts were observed as impeding projectile penetration by causing it to tumble as well as increasing its effective size by wadding. Batts prepared from steel staple fibers were ineffective as ballistic armor. High-tensile wire screen in conjunction with an Orlon staple fiber batt increases the protective ability of the batt only when it is placed behind the fibers. The ballistic test method was modified by replacing the Al witness plate with a device capable of accurately determining the velocities of the projectiles which completely penetrate the armor samples. Using this technique, data were obtained and plotted for samples of 1.0 dpf Orlon staple fiber batts, 1.5 dpf Dacron staple fiber batts and Doron body armor. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 26, 1961
Accession Number
AD0259057

Entities

People

  • M. C. Jaskowski

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptance Tests
  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Body Armor
  • Composite Materials
  • Composite Structures
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Laminates
  • Marine Corps
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Military Standards
  • Projectiles
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Materials Science.
  • ballistics.