Interior and Terminal Ballistics of 25g Long Rod Penetrators

Abstract

Techniques were developed to launch 25g (L/D = 10) rods from a 50mm propellant gun. The rods were S-7 tool steel, W-Ni-Fe alloy, and Co-bonded WC. The velocities were in the range 1.8 to 2.58 km/s. The rods were launched against 25.4mm 4340 steel plates at 0 deg and 45 deg obliquity, and four 6.35mm 2024 T3 aluminum plates. Behind-target fragment data were obtained by flash x- ray analyses, witness plate measurements, and recovery of fragments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA071461

Entities

People

  • Stephan Bless

Organizations

  • University of Dayton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Composition Board
  • Distribution Functions
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • High Angles
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Propellants
  • Terminal Ballistics
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods
  • Tool Steel

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.
  • ballistics.