Ballistic perforation resistance of elastomer-metal laminate plates

Ye Yuan; Qibo Zhang; Xiaobing Bian; Guangyan Huang; Chengjian Zhang; Xuanxuan Su; Yuxin Xu

Materials & Design (Dec 2022)

Ballistic perforation resistance of elastomer-metal laminate plates

Ye Yuan,
Qibo Zhang,
Xiaobing Bian,
Guangyan Huang,
Chengjian Zhang,
Xuanxuan Su,
Yuxin Xu

Affiliations

Ye Yuan: State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China; Beijing Institute of Technology Chongqing Innovation Center, Chongqing 401120, PR China; Corresponding authors at: State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China (Y. Yuan).
Qibo Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
Xiaobing Bian: State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
Guangyan Huang: State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China; Beijing Institute of Technology Chongqing Innovation Center, Chongqing 401120, PR China
Chengjian Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
Xuanxuan Su: State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
Yuxin Xu: State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China; Corresponding authors at: State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China (Y. Yuan).

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 224
p. 111434

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This study investigates the effect of polyurea coating on the ballistic resistance of polyurea-steel laminate plates. Ballistic tests are carried out to compare the residual velocities and failure modes of the monolithic steel plate and polyurea-steel laminate plates on an equal mass basis. Experimental results show that polyurea coating could lead to an enhanced ballistic resistance of the laminate plate (with 5.2% greater ballistic limit velocity), but only when applied at the impact-receiving face. Finite element simulations are performed to provide insights into the penetration process and the energy partitioning to reveal the enhancing mechanisms of the frontal polyurea coating. Excellent agreement was obtained between the numerical simulations and the experimental results. Simulation results suggest that the frontal polyurea-coating has a cushioning effect to alleviate and redistribute the total contact force acting on the substrate steel layer, which helps to spread the local impact to a far-field response. The polyurea-coating on the impact-receiving face provides additional ballistic resistance by promoting greater energy dissipation of the steel layer through global deformation.

Published in Materials & Design

ISSN: 0264-1275 (Print); 1873-4197 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/materials-and-design

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