BALLISTIC CONCEPTS EMPLOYED IN TESTING LIGHTWEIGHT ARMOR

Abstract

The ballistic testing techniques which are described have been developed by various research establishments with a view toward improving ballistic testing techniques, especially with regard to determining ballistic limits with minimum number of rounds and developing a simple and reproducible test. Much thought has been given to developing and standardizing a ballistic test for use in rating, comparing, and testing fragment-resistant armor. The ballistic test that is currently in use by the Ordnance Corps for specification acceptance of lightweight armor materials is the one employing fragment-simulating projectiles. It is considered to be the simplest, most reproducible, and most meaningful of any test developed to date. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 05, 1959
Accession Number
AD0609690

Entities

People

  • Francis S. Mascianica

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Ammunition
  • Armor
  • Ball Ammunition
  • Chemistry
  • Energy
  • Gas Seals
  • Hardness
  • Line Of Fire
  • Magnesium Alloys
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Munitions
  • Projectiles
  • Standards

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Regression Analysis.
  • ballistics.