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Penetration performance of W/Cu double-layer shaped charge liners

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Two kinds of W/Cu double-layer shaped charge liner (SCL) were prepared by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) combined with electroforming technique: A SCL with W inner layer and Cu outer layer, B SCL with Cu inner layer and W outer layer. The penetration properties of A and B SCLs were researched. The results show that the two SCLs can form continuous jet and the tip velocities of A and B jets are 7.4 and 6.3 km·s−1, respectively. The kinetic energy density (5.3 × 1011 J·m−3) of A jet tip increases by 194.4 % compared with that (1.8 × 1011 J·m−3) of B jet tip. B jet, however, exhibits deeper penetration depth at the same experimental conditions. The chemical component and microstructure of the area nearby the ballistic perforation were researched. Component analysis shows that both the jets are formed only from inner layer metal. Microstructure analysis shows that martensite and intermetallic form around ballistic perforation penetrated by A SCL due to the intensive interaction between W jet and steel target. The two kinds of newly formed ultrahard phases also hinder the jet from penetrating target further. As a result of relatively alleviative interaction between Cu jet and target, only solid solution rather than ultrahard phases forms around ballistic perforation penetrated by B SCL.

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This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51201013).

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    Wen-Jian Dong, Jin-Xu Liu, Xing-Wang Cheng, Shu-Kui Li & Wen-Qi Guo

  2. Mudanjiang North Alloy Tool Co., Ltd., Mudanjiang, 157000, China

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Dong, WJ., Liu, JX., Cheng, XW. et al. Penetration performance of W/Cu double-layer shaped charge liners. Rare Met. 35, 184–191 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-015-0550-1

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