Rubber and magnetorheological fluid applied as the interlayer in composite armours against high-velocity loadings
 
More details
Hide details
1
ISL - French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis
 
2
Institute of Fundamental Technological Research (IPPT PAN), Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Pawińskiego 5B, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
 
3
French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis (ISL), 5 rue du Général Cassagnou, 68301 Saint-Louis, France
 
 
Submission date: 2017-05-29
 
 
Final revision date: 2017-07-28
 
 
Acceptance date: 2017-08-10
 
 
Publication date: 2017-09-25
 
 
Corresponding author
Teresa Fras   

ISL - French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis, 5 rue du Général Cassagnou, 68300 Saint-Louis, France
 
 
Diagnostyka 2017;18(3):63-68
 
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Monolithic, homogenous ballistic shields consisting of a single thick, high-hardness and high-strength steel plate are rarely applied in modern combat vehicles. Currently, a popular armour concept is a multi-layered shield since it is expected that the kinetic energy of a threat may be dissipated by transmission through materials with different properties and also by multiple interface reflections. Searching for a maximum ballistic protection at minimum weight inspires applications of various materials which complementary behaviour provides a high protective efficiency without excessive mass. The preliminary experimental investigation presented in the paper aimed to verify behaviour of two prototyped laminated armours under impacts of small-calibre projectiles (cal. 7.62). The main interest lied in impact properties of materials proposed as the intermediate layer. The first tested concept was a laminated steel armour with the 10 mm thick rubber interlayer. In the second armour, the intermediate layer consisted of a magnetorheological fluid.
eISSN:2449-5220
Journals System - logo
Scroll to top