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Strength of Materials
Published in: Strength of Materials 1/2019

28-03-2019

Simulation of the Lightweight Ceramic/Aluminum Alloy Composite Armor for Optimizing Component Thickness Ratios

Authors: Z.-L. Chang, W.-L. Zhao, G.-P. Zou, H.-Q. Sun

Published in: Strength of Materials | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

The lightweight ceramic/aluminum alloy composite armor design is examined and optimized to get better protective performance. The armor penetrability is simulated via the smooth particle hydromechanics approach using the ANSYS/AUTODYN software. The accuracy of the program was verified by comparing with known data. Three composite armor types with the total thickness of 30, 40, and 50 mm, and five different ceramic/metal thickness ratios were analyzed in simulation of the residual bullet speed and the final distance. Simulation results are compared with the theoretical model. The best bullet protective performance of the three armor types was obtained with the ceramic/aluminum alloy thickness ratio of 4:1.
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Metadata
Title
Simulation of the Lightweight Ceramic/Aluminum Alloy Composite Armor for Optimizing Component Thickness Ratios
Authors
Z.-L. Chang
W.-L. Zhao
G.-P. Zou
H.-Q. Sun
Publication date
28-03-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Strength of Materials / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 0039-2316
Electronic ISSN: 1573-9325
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11223-019-00044-1

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