The Measurement of Areal Density of Composite Armor

Abstract

A technique for mreauring the areal density of composite armor (ceramic face and woven roving backup) was investigated. The technique consisted of taking cores of one square inch in area from the ceramic plate and measuring the density by two methods; the dry weight method and water displacement method. The effect of the spall shield on the areal density is discussed, together with various methods of machining the ceramic cores.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0742205

Entities

People

  • Samuel J. Acquaviva

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armor
  • Boron Carbides
  • Carbides
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Classification
  • Composite Armor
  • Composite Materials
  • Displacement
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Machining
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Production Engineering
  • Security
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis

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  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials