The Mechanical Metallurgy of Armour Steels

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Abstract:

Armour steels have historically delivered optimised ballistic performance against a range of battlefield threats and continue to be highly competitive armour materials. The relationship between armour steel mechanical properties, specifically their mechanical metallurgy, and ballistic performance is explained, where such performance is primarily determined by material strength, hardness and high strain rate behaviour. Other important topics such as toughness the adiabatic shear phenomenon structural cracking and dual hardness and electroslag remelted armour steels are also discussed along with armour steel specifications and standards.

Author(s):
Cimpoeru, S. J.
Author Organization(s):
Defence Science and Technology Group Fishermans Bend VIC Australia
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report
Pagination:
0042

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
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Approved For Public Release;

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
DST-Group-TR-3305
Task Number(s):
ARM07132
Project Number(s):
016-722
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_7.2.1_Mitigate Lethal Effects; JCA_7.2_Mitigate; JCA_7_Protection; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
steel, armor, tensile strength, mechanical properties, stress strain relations, quality assurance, hardness, metallurgy, heat treatment, ADIABATIC PROCESSES, failure mode and effect analysis, dual hardness, mechanical working, stress corrosion
Keyword(s):
Mechanical Metallurgy, Armour steels, armour materials, mechanical metallurgy, high strain rate, adiabatic shear
Report Date:
2016 Oct 01
Creation Date:
2017 Apr 24