Rate of Penetration Measurements.

Abstract

Records of the motion of the penetrator target interface have been obtained for impacts of steel long-rod penetrators against rolled homogeneous armor targets. Insulated wires inserted in drilled holes in the targets are used as switches which close when the penetrator contacts the wire. The results show a high penetration velocity immediately after impact, a rapid decrease to a nearly constant velocity, then an apparent velocity increase when the rear surface of the target fractures. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA080541

Entities

People

  • Paul H. Netherwood Jr.

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diagrams
  • Elastic Waves
  • Engineering
  • Gas Guns
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Rolled Homogeneous Armor
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Standards
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses
  • Tensile Stress
  • Tool Steel
  • Waves

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  • Metallurgy
  • ballistics.

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  • Microelectronics