Ballistic Testing of Armor Weldments

Abstract

The report provides a method of evaluating effects of shock and penetration on armor weldments, due to projectile impact. Includes procedures for ballistic shock tests of H and double I plate welds, aluminum corner joints, repair welds, and explosion-bulge tests for strain limits of plates and weldments at various temperatures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 02, 1983
Accession Number
ADA134768

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Test and Evaluation Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Armor Plate
  • Base Metal
  • Blast Testing
  • Data Reduction
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Instrumentation
  • Low Temperature
  • Metals
  • Projectiles
  • Shock Tests
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Weldments
  • Welds

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Metallurgy