The experimental and numerical analysis of the ballistic resistance of polymer composites.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Pach, Joanna; Pyka, Dariusz; Jamroziak, Krzysztof; Mayer, Paulina
- Source
- Composites: Part B, Engineering. Mar2017, Vol. 113, p24-30. 7p.
- Subject
- *POLYMERIC composites
*BALLISTICS
*ALUMINUM oxide
*TUNGSTEN carbide
*CERAMIC materials
*FINITE element method
- Language
- ISSN
- 1359-8368
This paper concerns the ballistic resistance of hybrid composite shields. The analysis covers three types of two-layer composites. The first shield layer were plates of tungsten carbide (WC), ceramic balls Al 2 O 3 (aluminum oxide 92) or steel balls (100Cr6 steel) embedded in a polymer matrix. The second layer was a laminate consisting of 10 layers of aramid fabric in a matrix of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) copolymer. The study presents the analysis of damage caused by a ballistic impact, further compared to the results of computer simulations conducted using the finite element method (FEM). Samples were overshot along the ballistic track from the Beryl rifle. The 5.56 × 45 mm ammunition with the bullet of SS109 MESCO type was used. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]