Influence of Material Properties on the Ballistic Performance of Ceramics for Personal Body Armour | Zendy

Christian A. Kaufmann | Zendy; Duane S. Cronin | Zendy; Michael J. Worswick | Zendy; Gilles Pageau | Zendy; André Beth | Zendy

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Influence of Material Properties on the Ballistic Performance of Ceramics for Personal Body Armour

Author(s) -

Christian A. Kaufmann,

Duane S. Cronin,

Michael J. Worswick,

Gilles Pageau,

André Beth

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

shock and vibration

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418

H-Index - 45

eISSN - 1875-9203

pISSN - 1070-9622

DOI - 10.1155/2003/357637

Subject(s) - armour , materials science , ceramic , boron carbide , projectile , silicon carbide , composite material , spall , ballistic limit , ballistic impact , metallurgy , layer (electronics)

In support of improved personal armour development, depth of penetration tests have been conducted on four different ceramic materials including alumina, modified alumina, silicon carbide and boron carbide. These experiments consisted of impacting ceramic tiles bonded to aluminum cylinders with 0.50 caliber armour piercing projectiles. The results are presented in terms of ballistic efficiency, and the validity of using ballistic efficiency as a measure of ceramic performance was examined. In addition, the correlation between ballistic performance and ceramic material properties, such as elastic modulus, hardness, spall strength and Hugoniot Elastic Limit, has been considered

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