Design and ballistic performance of hybrid composite laminates
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Author(s)
Cwik, T
Iannucci, L
Curtis, P
Pope, D
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper presents an initial design assessment of a series of novel, cost-effective, and hybrid composite materials for applications involving high velocity impacts. The proposed hybrid panels were designed in order to investigate various physical phenomenon occurring during high velocity impact on compliant laminates from a previous study on Dyneema® and Spectra®. In the first, screening phase of the study twenty different hybrid composite laminates were impacted with 20 mm Fragment Simulating Projectiles at 1 km/s striking velocity. The best performing concepts were put forward to phase II with other hybrid concepts involving shear thickening fluids, commonly used in low velocity impacts. The results indicated that it is possible to design hybrid laminates of similar ballistic performance as the reference Dyneema® laminate, but with lower material costs. The optimal hybrid concept involves a fibre reinforced Polypropylene front and a Dyneema® backing.
Date Issued
2017-06-01
Date Acceptance
2016-09-28
Citation
Applied Composite Materials, 2017, 24 (3), pp.717-733
ISSN
0929-189X
Publisher
Springer
Start Page
717
End Page
733
Journal / Book Title
Applied Composite Materials
Volume
24
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
© The Author(s) 2016. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com
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Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10443-016-9536-x
Grant Number
EP/G042861/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Materials Science, Composites
Materials Science
Hybrid
Polymer
Impact
Ballistics
FRAGMENT-SIMULATING PROJECTILES
IMPACT
VELOCITY
POLYETHYLENE
PENETRATION
PANELS
Materials
0912 Materials Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2016-10-15