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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPACT ENGINEERING
Volume 76, Issue -, Pages 9-19Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2014.07.007
Keywords
Fragmentation; Ceramic; Silicon carbide; Impact; DFH damage model
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- CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission)
- DGA (French General Delegation for Armament)
- Saint-Gobain CREE
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Silicon carbide ceramics are generally used in armour configurations for the foot-soldier or military vehicles. However, their behaviour during impact is not fully understood. In this work, the dynamic fragmentation of silicon carbide has been characterised through different impact configurations: Edge-on impact tests and normal impact tests have been conducted in open and sarcophagus configuration. In the first configuration, an ultra-high speed camera is used to visualise the fragmentation process with an interframe time set to 1 pis. The sarcophagus configuration provides a post-mortem view of the damage pattern. Moreover, a comparison with numerical results given by an anisotropic damage model shows a good capacity to predict the damage patterns and the cracking densities of the ceramic after impact but also the damage kinetics observed during impact. In addition, an original impact configuration is proposed for characterising the dynamic behaviour of a pre-fragmented ceramic. The tests have been compared to experiments performed with a plane aluminium alloy target. The results underline the good penetration resistance of the fragmented ceramic. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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