THE BALLISTICS OF A RIBBON COMPOSITE
- Fracture and Shock Physics Group, Cavendish Laboratory, J. J. Thomson Ave, Cambridge, CB3 0HE (United Kingdom)
- QinetiQ, Ively Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0LX (United Kingdom)
The impact behaviour of composites is of great importance in the field of aerospace and vehicle protection. The combination of formability, lightness and strength make composite systems attractive compared to equivalent monolithic systems. However, their use as optical components has been hampered by their lack of transparency. Transparency is strongly affected by refractive index differences in the materials that form the composite. In this study a number of ribbon-based composites were produced. The impact velocity, sample deformation during the impact process and residual impactor velocity were measured. This allowed comparison between the materials ballistic efficiency. The materials are then compared to other transparent systems.
- OSTI ID:
- 21366842
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1195, Issue 1; Conference: American Physical Society Topical Group on shock compression of condensed matter, Nashville, TN (United States), 28 Jun - 3 Jul 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3295074; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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