Promising light crack-resistant armor obtained using explosion welding technology

Abstract

An analysis of the state of the development of modern light metal armored materials for the manufacture of armored vehicles, aviation equipment, combat robots and personal protective equipment was carried out. The perspective of producing multilayer metal armor materials by explosion welding combining high bullet resistance and structural strength along with low specific gravity is shown. A new composite reinforcement scheme has been developed that allows localizing the development of brittle cracks along interlayer boundaries with external ballistic impact on the object.