Influence of Material Properties on the Ballistic Performance of Ceramics for Personal Body Armour
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...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-adecd46572ad40f099de1c3c9ad5955b2025-02-03T01:24:18ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92032003-01-01101515810.1155/2003/357637Influence of Material Properties on the Ballistic Performance of Ceramics for Personal Body ArmourChristian Kaufmann0Duane Cronin1Michael Worswick2Gilles Pageau3Andre Beth4University of Waterloo, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, CanadaUniversity of Waterloo, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, CanadaUniversity of Waterloo, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, CanadaDefence Research Establishment Valcartier, 2459 Pie IX Blvd. North, Val Belair, Quebec, G3J 1X5, CanadaBarrday, Incorporated 75 Moorefield Street, P.O. Box 790, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 5W6, CanadaIn 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/357637 |
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