INFLUENCE OF TARGET STRENGTH ON HYPERVELOCITY CRATER FORMATION IN ALUMINUM

Abstract

Aluminum projectiles with velocity of 9.7 km/sec and beryllium projectiles with velocity of 15.5 km/sec have been used to produce craters in aluminum and aluminum alloy targets. Results indicate that the influence of the mechanical strength of the target in determining final crater dimensions extends unimpaired for impact velocities up to 15.5 km/sec. These data have also been used to verify the linear dependence of crater volume on projectile energy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0411837

Entities

People

  • J. H. Kineke Jr.
  • L. G. Richards

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Explosives
  • Hypervelocity Impact
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Metals
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Projectiles
  • Space Systems
  • Target Strength
  • Tensile Strength

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics