PENETRATION OF HARD LAYERS BY HYPERVELOCITY ROD PROJECTILES

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BLESS, SJ [1 ]
ANDERSON, CE [1 ]
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[1] SW RES INST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78228 USA
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10.1016/0734-743X(93)90011-U
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TH [机械、仪表工业];
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The penetration resistance of hard layers, such as ceramics and hardened steels, struck by high velocity long rod projectiles can be characterized by the depth of penetration (DOP) test The DOP test can be used to calculate average penetration resistance, which can be expressed as R(T). The tests can also be used to compute differential efficiency. For hard materials, these values differ markedly from those for conventional armor steel (RHA). Implications for the effectiveness of hypervelocity penetrators are that the optimum velocity for energy efficient penetration will be much higher for hard materials than for RHA. Furthermore, ceramics will continue to substantially outperform armor steels, while high hardness steels will lose their relative advantages against long rod projectiles above 3 km/s.
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