Abstract
The impact responses and ballistic resistance of the metal encapsulating ceramic composite armors with same area density and two hybrid cores are investigated. The hybrid cores include square metallic lattice with ceramic block insertions, and square metallic lattice with ceramic ball insertions and void-filling epoxy resin. Three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) simulations are carried out for each composite armors impacted by bullet with 12.7mm diameter. The focus is placed on the energy absorption capabilities and ballistic limit velocity of different composite armors. Results indicate that two kind of armors can improve the ballistic resistance properties and save mass of 22% and 25% compared to the homogeneous 4340 steel, respectively.
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