Ballistic Evaluation of 2060 Aluminum

Abstract

The US Army Research Laboratory evaluated the ballistic performance of aluminum alloy (AA) 2060-T8 produced by Alcoa as part of a Defense Acquisition Challenge Program. Ballistic evaluation was performed using armor-piercing and fragment-simulating projectiles to determine the V50 ballistic-protection limit (V50) for various thicknesses of material. The V50 was then compared with other ballistic-grade AAs, namely AA2195 and AA2139. The results of these experiments were used to derive the acceptance tables for AA2060 included in the updated military specification MIL-DTL-32341A (MR).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 24, 2016
Accession Number
AD1009851

Entities

People

  • Denver B. Gallardy

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Alloys
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Armor Plate
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Engineered Materials
  • Infantry Fighting Vehicles
  • Materials
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Research
  • Projectiles
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thickness
  • X Rays

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • ballistics.