Composite Materials for Sabot Applications. Project Number 1L162105 A329 AH84 Fiscal Year 1981.

Abstract

Previous efforts have shown the need for physical property data of plastics at various strain rates. A test program was developed that included testing for shear, compression and tension at three strain rates. Included in this program was limited testing at low and elevated temperatures. Details of the program were reported in the FY8O status report for AR 84. During FYSl, the program was taken from the conceptual stage to an ongoing active effort. Material selections were made, specimen designs were selected, specimens were injection molded, test fixtures were designed and fabricated, correlations between specimen designs were established, correlations between different strain measurement methods were determined and tensile testing at several strain rates and temperatures were conducted. Each of these efforts is reported in detail in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA305395

Entities

People

  • C. Carman
  • F. A. Mclaughlin
  • Katherine C. Hughes
  • W. Rider

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Organic Materials
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastics
  • Resins
  • Strain Rate
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Tensile Testing
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Fixtures

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.