Evaluation of Shock Properties of Welded Armor Joints. Examination of Samples from 33 Commercially Welded, Ballistically Shock Tested 'H' Plates

Abstract

Present methods of evaluating ballistic properties of armor weldments are not entirely satisfactory. Firing tests are subject to apparently insurmountable inconsistencies of testing interpretation, and a great amount of labor and time involved in ballistic firing tests lead to few useful developments. In general, adequate correlations have not been established between ballistics properties and the usual laboratory tests. The purpose of this report is to consider applications and limitations of available laboratory testing methods for welded armor joints, and to compare results of several of these tests with ballistic shock performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 10, 1944
Accession Number
ADA954375

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  • A. M. Turkalo
  • S. A. Herres

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Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armor Plate
  • Base Metal
  • Explosives
  • Geometry
  • Heat Treatment
  • High Explosives
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Materials
  • Navigation
  • New York
  • Photographs
  • Shock Tests
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Weld Metal
  • Welds

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