Deviatoric response of an armour-grade aluminium alloy

G. J. Appleby-Thomas, P. J. Hazell, J. Millett, N. K. Bourne

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    Abstract

    Aluminium alloys such as 5083 H32 are established light-weight armour materials. As such, the shock response of these materials is of great importance. The shear strength of a material under shock loading provides an insight into its ballistic performance. In this investigation embedded manganin stress gauges have been employed to measure both the longitudinal and lateral components of stress during plate-impact experiments over a range of impact stresses. In turn, these results were used to determine the shear strength and to investigate the time dependence of lateral stress behind the shock front to give an indication of material response. © 2009 American Institute of Physics.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAIP Conference Proceedings|AIP Conf. Proc.
    Pages533-536
    Number of pages3
    Volume1195
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009
    EventConference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, 2009 APS SCCM - Nashville, TN
    Duration: 1 Jul 2009 → …

    Publication series

    NameAIP Conference Proceedings

    Other

    OtherConference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, 2009 APS SCCM
    CityNashville, TN
    Period1/07/09 → …

    Keywords

    • Al 5083
    • Armour
    • Lateral gauge
    • Plate-impact

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