Resistance of a Magnesium Alloy, Dowmetal (Type J-1), to Perforation by Fragment-Simulating Projectiles
Abstract
As part of a program of development of improved armoring components for body armor assemblies, samples of a magnesium alloy, Dowmetal (Type J-1), have recently been tested at this laboratory. The resistance of these samples of perforation by cal. .45 steel-jacketed ball projectiles and by cal. .22 fragment-simulating projectiles, G-21, as normal incidence, was spectacularly lower than that of an equivalent weight of Hadfield manganese steel.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 11, 1945
- Accession Number
- ADA954953
Entities
People
- J. F. Sullivan
- M. A. Brough