Blast Performance of Four Armour Materials

Abstract

This investigation compared four conventional vehicle armour materials for performance under blast loading. The parameters measured were resistance to deformation, mechanical toughness and metallurgical microstructure. It was found that two of these, the M steel and A steel, showed the least deformation and M steel showed better shock energy absorption. B steel had high toughness but showed significant deformation under blast loading; particularly when subjected to multiple hits. H steel showed intermediate properties between M steel and B steel. It is concluded that M and A steels provide the best performance for use on vehicles that may be subjected to explosive charges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA601455

Entities

People

  • B. Dixon
  • C. Choi
  • M. Callaghan

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast Testing
  • Chemistry
  • Ductility
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Ferrium
  • Hardness
  • Heat Treatment
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Metallurgy
  • Solid Solutions
  • Steel
  • Tensile Strength
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.