Resistance of a Light-Gauge (.042 to .046 in) Austenitic Steel at Various Degrees of Hardness to Perforation by Fragment-Simulating Projectiles

Abstract

In accordance with a request of the Office, Chief of Ordnance, a program of development of improved body armor components was conducted at this arsenal. As apart of this program tests have recently been concluded on samples of an austenitic steel, in various conditions of hardness, supplied by Jessop Steel Company. The resistance of the as-annealed sample to perforation by cal. . 45 (steel-jacketed) projectiles was superior to that of the hardened samples. The resistance of the 1/4 Hard sample to perforation by the cal. .22 fragment- simulator appears to be superior to that of the others although the gauge variation between the samples renders precise evaluation difficult. The resistance of all samples of this steel is considerably inferior to that of an equivalent weight of Hadfield manganese steel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 10, 1944
Accession Number
ADA954251

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  • J. F. Sullivan

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  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armor
  • Body Armor
  • Engineers
  • Hardness
  • Manganese
  • Munitions
  • Perforation
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Projectiles
  • Resistance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thickness

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