Failure patterns and ballistic resistance of thin single A3 steel targets obliquely impacted by different nose shape projectiles

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Journal of Vibration and Shock ›› 2018, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (1) : 27-31.

Zitao Guo1, Guo Zhao1, Wei Zhang2

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Oblique perforation experiments on single A3 steel sheets with the thickness of 2 mm impacted by flat and ogival projectiles at 5 impact angles were conducted using a light-gas gun. The initial-residual velocity curves and ballistic limits for projectiles perforating single targets at different angles were obtained, meanwhile, the effects of different projectile nose shapes and obliquities on the ballistic resistance and failure patterns of targets were compared and analyzed. The results show that the target perforation by flat projectiles is easier than that by ogive nosed projectiles at each oblique angle, while the ricochet phenomenon occurs more easily for ogive projectiles at large impact angles. The ballistic resistance of targets is found to be closely related to the target damages induced by projectile impact. As the impact angle increases, the local perforation damage model of the target plate due to flat projectile impact turns gradually from the shear plugging to the dominant tensile tearing failure and the bending and film deformation of the entire structure decrease. In contrast, the oblique petal-cracking is found to be the main failure model in thin plates perforated obliquely by ogive projectiles.

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thin single sheets / oblique impact / ballistic resistance / damage characteristic / ballistic limit

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Zitao Guo1, Guo Zhao1, Wei Zhang2. Failure patterns and ballistic resistance of thin single A3 steel targets obliquely impacted by different nose shape projectiles[J]. Journal of Vibration and Shock, 2018, 37(1): 27-31

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