Laboratory Testing of Long Rod Penetrator and Sabot Components

Abstract

Laboratory testing apparatus is described which can be used to simulate the launch loading of penetrator and sabot components from kinetic energy penetrator rounds. Load and deflection to failure of production components has been measured and compared for different materials and configurations. Results are described from penetrators made from a uranium alloy and two tungsten alloys. Results from sections of sabots are described, including two aluminum alloys and different configurations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP000006

Entities

People

  • John H. Underwood
  • M. A. Scavullo

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Kinetic Energy Projectiles
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Plastic Deformation
  • Stress Corrosion
  • Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • Tensile Properties
  • Tensile Strength
  • Tensile Stress
  • Test Equipment
  • Toughness
  • Transverse
  • Tungsten Alloys

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.
  • ballistics.