Resistance of Various Numbers of Plies of .020 Aluminum Alloy Sheets to Perforation by Fragment-Simulating Projectiles

Abstract

The resistance of single sheets of this material was so low as to be indeterminable by the test methods employed. The resistance of six plies of this material to perforation by caliber .45 ball projectiles (steel-jacketed) was about equal to that of solid pieces of aluminum alloy previously tested, whereas the resistance to perforation by the 17 grain fragment-simulator, G-2, or a similar combination was somewhat superior to that of solid pieces of equivalent weight. The resistance sof the subject material is low as to eliminate it from consideration as a potential body armor material.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 29, 1944
Accession Number
ADA954324

Entities

People

  • J. F. Sullivan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Assembly
  • Body Armor
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Munitions
  • Perforation
  • Physical Properties
  • Projectiles
  • Resistance
  • Simulators
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

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