Ballistic Performance and Adiabatic Shear Behavior of AerMet(R) 100 Steel

Abstract

Results from our experiments indicate that AerMet 100 Steel is very well suited for applications which require both load-bearing capability and ballistic tolerance. For applications where ballistic tolerance is the primary design criterion, we demonstrate that an alternate heat treatment of AerMet 100 can produce markedly improved ballistic performance while retaining adequate toughness for use in less demanding structural applications. Our findings also indicate that as hardness is increased, concomitant increases in fracture toughness will be required to advance the performance capabilities of steels used for ballistic applications against small caliber projectiles. Armor, Adiabatic shear, Secondary hardening, Steel

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA283266

Entities

People

  • John H. Beatty
  • John H. Graves

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemistry
  • Corporations
  • Engineering
  • Hardness
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Military Research
  • Physical Metallurgy
  • Tensile Strength
  • Warfare

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  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • ballistics.