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Experimental and numerical investigation of ballistic performance of Kevlar-29 / Ceramic (SiC) armor system

Abstract

Abstract The requirement to protect the personnel against 7.62 x 54 mm API ammunition and facilitate the user’s ability to move made it necessary to improve the lightweight armors. One of the primary modifications made for these armors is the use of ceramics with high hardness and low weight. The ballistic performance is improved by using these ceramics as the front layer of the armor. The current study looks into how employing Silicon Carbide tiles can improve an ARMOX 500T armor’s ballistic performance against 7.62 x 54 mm API ammunition and reduce its aerial density by about 70%. In order to reduce the required number of laboratory experiments, FEA models have been built, and results have been verified through comparisons with laboratory experiments.

Research topics

  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Energetic Materials and Combustion
  • Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology

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DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/3058/1/012009

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