- Title
- Field testing and probabilistic assessment of ballistic penetration of steel plates for small calibre military ammunition
- Creator
- Stewart, Mark G.; Dorrough, Brianna; Netherton, Michael D.
- Relation
- International Journal of Protective Structures Vol. 10, Issue 4, p. 421-438
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2041419618802593
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- The penetration of projectiles into semi-infinite targets helps in the understanding and modelling of terminal ballistics. The article describes field test results of 5.56x45 mm F1 Ball and 7.62x51 mm M80 Ball ammunition. The targets were 25-mm-thick mild and high strength steel plates of Grade 250 MPa and 350 MPa, respectively. The tests recorded penetration depth, muzzle and impact velocities, and bullet mass. Despite its smaller calibre, the 5.56 mm x 45 mm F1 Ball ammunition recorded deeper penetrations than the larger calibre 7.62 mm x 51 mm M80 Ball ammunition. This is due to the 5.56 mm ammunition comprising a hardened steel penetrator and lead core, whereas the 7.62 mm ammunition comprised only a lead core. Multiple shots were fired for each type of munition. The coefficient of variation of steel penetration is approximately 0.10 and 0.03 for 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm rounds, respectively. The article also presents predictive models of steel penetration depth and compares these to the field test results.
- Subject
- ballistics; probability; statistics; steel plates; mild steel; ammunition; experimental; tests
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1466790
- Identifier
- uon:47662
- Identifier
- ISSN:2041-4196
- Language
- eng
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