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Study of the Ballistic Impact Behavior of Protective Multi-Layer Composite Armor
Dongsheng Jia, Yingjie Xu*, Liangdi Wang, Jihong Zhu, Weihong Zhang
State IJR Center of Aerospace Design and Additive Manufacturing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, China
* Corresponding Author: Yingjie Xu. Email:
Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 2024, 140(1), 171-199. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2024.046703
Received 11 October 2023; Accepted 09 January 2024; Issue published 16 April 2024
Abstract
The abalone shell, a composite material whose cross-section is composed of inorganic and organic layers, has high strength and toughness. Inspired by the abalone shell, several multi-layer composite plates with different layer sequences and thicknesses are studied as bullet-proof material in this paper. To investigate the ballistic performance of this multi-layer structure, the complete characterization model and related material parameters of large deformation, failure and fracture of Al
2O
3 ceramics and Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) are studied. Then, 3D finite element models of the proposed composite plates with different layer sequences and thicknesses impacted by a 12.7 mm armor-piercing incendiary (API) are built using Abaqus to predict failure. The simulation results show that the CFRP/Al
2O
3 ceramic/Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE)/CFRP(1 mm/4 mm/4 mm/1 mm) composite is the optimized stack of layers. The simulation results under specified layer sequence and thickness have a reasonable correlation with the experimental results and reflect the failure and fracture of the multi-layer composite protective armor.
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APA Style
Jia, D., Xu, Y., Wang, L., Zhu, J., Zhang, W. (2024). Study of the ballistic impact behavior of protective multi-layer composite armor. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, 140(1), 171-199. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2024.046703
Vancouver Style
Jia D, Xu Y, Wang L, Zhu J, Zhang W. Study of the ballistic impact behavior of protective multi-layer composite armor. Comput Model Eng Sci. 2024;140(1):171-199 https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2024.046703
IEEE Style
D. Jia, Y. Xu, L. Wang, J. Zhu, and W. Zhang "Study of the Ballistic Impact Behavior of Protective Multi-Layer Composite Armor," Comput. Model. Eng. Sci., vol. 140, no. 1, pp. 171-199. 2024. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2024.046703