High-Velocity-Impact Tests Conducted with Polyethylene Terephthalate Projectiles and Flexible Composite Wall Panels.

Abstract

Test results are presented for the high-velocity impact of 11 mg, 6.4-millimeter-diameter polyethylene terephthalate disk projectiles fired into flexible composite wall panels. Test panels were composed of various flexible fabric, film, and foam materials including polyethylene terephthalate, nylon, fiber glass, fluorinated ethylene propylene, steel wire, rayon, fluoroelastomer, polyurethane, and neoprene. Test velocities ranged from 2.07 to 5.79 km/sec.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1971
Accession Number
ADA309340

Entities

People

  • Jerry G. Williams

Organizations

  • Langley Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesives
  • Aeronautics
  • Composite Materials
  • Dacron
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Expandable Structures
  • Fibers
  • Films
  • Impact Tests
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Plastics
  • Polyurethanes
  • Resins
  • Rubber
  • Rubber Adhesives
  • Spacecraft

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • ballistics.