High-Velocity Impact of Low-Density Projectiles on Structural Aluminum Armor

Abstract

The US Army Research Laboratory has been studying the impact physics of low-density projectiles on urban and light-armor structures for use in electro-magnetic cannons. In this report, results of low-aspect ratio projectiles of nylon, aluminum and steel impacting aluminum armor at velocities above 2000 m/s will be presented. Both computational solid mechanics and analytic modeling techniques were used to supplement experiments to derive a toolkit for assessing target response and character of the debris created from different constant energy impact conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA507994

Entities

People

  • B. M. Love
  • B. R. Sorensen
  • K. D. Kimsey

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Diameters
  • Engineering
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Low Density
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Personality
  • Photography
  • Projectiles
  • Simulations
  • Wave Propagation
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • ballistics.