Dimensionless parameters for ballistic performance evaluation of ceramic-faced bicomponent targets against sharp-nosed projectiles
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Two dimensionless parameters are proposed to give first-order approximations for the ballistic performance of ceramic-faced bicomponent armor plates impacted by conical-nosed steel projectiles. The current work collates expansive experimental data from Wilkins and Mayseless covering a broad range of material and mechanical properties, target construction, and projectile dimensions, the data is collapsed using the Hugoniot elastic limit of the ceramic strike face as a strength metric. We find that within datasets where experimental conditions are kept constant, a singular cubic curve can be generated, but variations in experimental conditions for the ballistic limit test between datasets can result in differences in the predictive curve coefficients.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- OSTI ID:
- 1957553
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1960797
- Report Number(s):
- INL/JOU-22-67552-Rev000; TRN: US2312610
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 173; ISSN 0734-743X
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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