Resistance of Various Samples of Plastic Materials to Perforation by Fragment-Simulating Projectiles

Abstract

As a phase of the program of development of improved body armor components, ballistic tests were conducted on several samples of plastic materials (presumably glass laminate) furnished by the Quartermaster Corp. While the inferiority of this material under impact of the fragment-simulator, G-2, discourages its recommendation as a body armor component, its superiority under impact of the caliber .45 projectile does encourage its recommendation as a protector against blunt projectiles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 1944
Accession Number
ADA954255

Entities

People

  • J. F. Sullivan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Body Armor
  • Glass
  • Laminated Glass
  • Laminates
  • Low Temperature
  • Manganese
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Metals
  • Perforation
  • Projectiles
  • Resistance
  • Sheet Metal
  • Simulators

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • ballistics.