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Perforation of Aluminum Plates with 7.62 APM2 Bullets

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We conducted an experimental analytical study to understand the mechanisms and dominant parameters for 7.62mm APM2 bullets that perforate 6082-T651 aluminum plates at oblique impacts. Tests were conducted with the full bullet and the hard core only to show that the hard core dominates the perforation process. Models show good agreement with measured residual and ballistic-limit velocities.

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Acknowledgement

The financial support of this work from the Structural Impact Laboratory (SIMLab), Centre for Research-based Innovation (CRI) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. 1805 Newton Pl, NE Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA

    Michael J. Forrestal

  2. 3804 Shenandoah Pl, NE Albuquerque, NM, 87111, USA

    T. L. Warren

  3. Structural Impact Laboratory (SIMLab), Centre for Research-based Innovation (CRI) Department of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway

    T. Børvik

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    Vijay Chalivendra

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    Bo Song

  3. U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, 94551-8227, USA

    Daniel Casem

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Forrestal, M.J., Warren, T.L., Børvik, T. (2013). Perforation of Aluminum Plates with 7.62 APM2 Bullets. In: Chalivendra, V., Song, B., Casem, D. (eds) Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4238-7_48

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