Experimental Investigation of Normal Perforation of Projectiles in Metallic Plates

Abstract

The report describes an experimental program on ballistic perforation of metallic plates. Three kinds of rifles and various steel and aluminum target plates were used. Measurements were made of the initial and post-perforation velocities and in some cases of the time duration of perforation. High speed photographs were taken during the perforation process and detailed studies were made on sections of the perforated target plates. The examination of the physical process of perforation served to motivate aspects of the analytical treatment presented in an associated paper. The experimental results, i.e., post-perforation velocities and duration times, were found to be in good agreement with predictions of the associated analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0767795

Entities

People

  • J. Awerbuch
  • S. R. Bodner

Organizations

  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Alloys
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Diameters
  • Engineering
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Grain Size
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Photographs
  • Projectiles
  • Shear Stresses
  • Standards
  • Strain Rate

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