RT Journal Article
T1 Numerical modeling of the impact behavior of new particulate-loaded composite materials
A1 Arias Hernández, Ángel
A1 Zaera, Ramón
A1 López Puente, Jorge
A1 Navarro Ugena, Carlos
AB Ballistic efficiency and cost are the main considerations in the design of lightweight armors. Metallic materials have the drawback of their high density. Mixed armors, of ceramic tiles backed by a metallic plate, are an efficient shield against low and medium caliber projectiles since they combine the light weight and high resistance of a ceramic with the ductility of a metal. The drawback is their high cost. The authors developed a new material composed of ceramic particles and a polymeric matrix. It fills the gap between metallic and ceramic materials and could be interesting for applications in which weight is not the primary concern and cost benefits are welcome. A model of the mechanical behavior of this composite is presented in this paper, implemented in a numerical code and validated by experimental results.
PB Elsevier
SN 0263-8223
YR 2003
FD 2003-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/7569
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/7569
LA eng
NO 9 pages, 13 figures.-- Contributed to the 'Impact on Composites 2002' symposium, as part of the 14th US National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Jun 23–28, 2002).
NO The authors are indebted to the ComunidadAutónoma de Madrid (Project 07N/0004/1998) for thefinancial support of this work.
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