Issue 54

A. Moslemi Petrudi et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 54 (2020) 226-248; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.54.17

0º

15º

30º

45º

Figure 17: Projectile impact on ceramic target at different angles.

Number Test

Gas Gun (bar)

Explosive C4 (gr)

Collision velocity (m/s)

Sabot Weight (g)

Bullet weight (g)

Ceramic

weight (g)

1 2

273 1000

120

-

4.1 4.2

12.15 12.13

200 200

-

6

Table 6: Projectile weight specifications and targets in each experiment [10].

0º

15º

30º

45º

Collision angles (Degree)

The thickness of the ceramic layer (mm)

20

20

20

20

9.8

8.9

7.2

6.1

Numerical simulation (mm)

8.5

7.7

5.8

4.9

Experimental (mm)

11.5

10.7

12.2

11.3

Percentage error (%)

Table 7: Comparison of the penetration depth of the ceramic target in each experiment [10].

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