Armor Plate Ballistic Testing

Abstract

The fundamentals are presented for a rational system of armor plate ballistic testing. The desirable properties of armor are first discussed. These are (1) high resistance to penetration, (2) freedom from back spalls, (3) freedom from cracking (shock failure). The theory of the ballistic methods by means of which these properties may be tested is then presented, and the relation of these methods to the non-ballistic methods is discussed. Finally, a criticism is given of the present ballistic specifications which are employed to test for these properties. It is found that the ballistic acceptance test could be improved by certain changes. These changes are for Resistance to Penetration Test, Resistance to Back Spall Test, and Resistance to Shock Failure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 02, 1944
Accession Number
ADA954928

Entities

People

  • C. Zener
  • H. H. Zornig
  • N. A. Matthews

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptance Tests
  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Bending Moments
  • Elastic Waves
  • Equations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Plastic Deformation
  • Stresses
  • Tensile Strength
  • Tensile Stress

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  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Metallurgy
  • Systems Analysis and Design