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DYMAT 2009
Volume 1, 2009
DYMAT 2009 - 9th International Conference on the Mechanical and Physical Behaviour of Materials under Dynamic Loading
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| Page(s) | 463 - 469 | |
| Section | Experimental Techniques | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/dymat/2009066 | |
| Published online | 15 September 2009 | |
DYMAT 2009 (2009) 463-469
DOI: 10.1051/dymat/2009066
1 US Army Natick Soldier RD&E Center Natick, MA, USA
2 Paulson MFG, Temecula, CA, USA
Published online: 15 September 2009
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DOI: 10.1051/dymat/2009066
Effect of projectile type and impact velocity on the ballistic impact failure of TROGAMID® CX-7323 Nylon: Experiment and simulation
N. Tsantinis1, J.W. Song1 and R. Paulson21 US Army Natick Soldier RD&E Center Natick, MA, USA
2 Paulson MFG, Temecula, CA, USA
Published online: 15 September 2009
Abstract
The effect of projectile shapes on the ballistic impact failure of TROGAMID CX-7323 (CX) was examined. It was found that the failure behavior of CX changed with differing nose shapes of the impacting projectile. Conical, hemispherical and chisel-nosed projectiles generally showed ductile failure. As the projected area of the projectile increased, the material's ballistic performance was noticed to decrease. Although currently inconclusive, impact with right circular cylinder(s) (RCC) frequently caused brittle fracture in impacted samples.
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