Experimental and numerical investigation on the ballistic resistance of 2024-T351 aluminum alloy plates with various thicknesses struck by blunt projectiles

• Published in: International journal of impact engineering Vol. 163; p. 104182
• Main Authors: Han, Jue, Shi, Yahui, Ma, Qianqian, Vershinin, Vladislav V., Chen, Xiaozhen, Xiao, Xinke, Jia, Bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2022; Elsevier BV; Elsevier
• Subjects: Alloys; Aluminum alloys; Aluminum base alloys; Axial stress; Ballistic impact behavior; Ballistic impact tests; Computer simulation; Criteria; Finite element method; Finite element simulations; Gas guns; Lode angle; Mathematical models; Mechanics; Mechanics of materials; Metal plates; Physics; Projectiles; Simulation; Target thickness; Finite element simulations; Ballistic impact behavior; Lode angle; Target thickness
• ISSN: 0734-743X; 1879-3509
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2022.104182

•Ballistic impact behavior of 2024-T351 aluminum alloy plates with various thicknesses against blunt projectiles was investigated.•With an increase in target thickness, the ballistic resistance improves but the increasing rate slows down gradually.•At impact velocities slightly below the BLVs, fract...