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23 pages, 17560 KiB  
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Investigation into Damage Characteristics and Ballistic Performance of In-Contact Multi-Layer Steel Targets Subjected to High-Velocity Impact by Explosively Formed Projectiles
by Peng Chen, Wenbin Li, Yiming Li, Weihang Li, Zhiwei Guo and Guixiang Yin
Symmetry 2024, 16(12), 1665; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym16121665 - 16 Dec 2024
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Given the significantly large deformation and high strain exhibited by explosively formed projectiles (EFP) in penetration, their penetration performance into multi-layer targets differs from that of ordinary bullets or rigid projectiles. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the ballistic performance and the damage [...] Read more.
Given the significantly large deformation and high strain exhibited by explosively formed projectiles (EFP) in penetration, their penetration performance into multi-layer targets differs from that of ordinary bullets or rigid projectiles. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the ballistic performance and the damage mechanism of target deformation when an EFP penetrates a multi-layer target. This study conducted high-velocity impact tests of EFPs on four types of multi-layer steel targets, analyzing the damage morphology and deformation characteristics of multi-layer steel targets subjected to EFP penetration from both macro and micro levels. To investigate the anti-penetration performance of more target combinations at different EFP velocities, an accurate symmetrical finite element model of EFP penetration into multi-layer targets was established using Autodyn 16.0 finite element software and the SPH-FEM algorithm based on the symmetrical characteristics of the EFP and target structure. The experimental and simulation results showed that for a three-layer composite target, when the thickness of the middle layer remained constant, using the target layers with a front–rear target thickness ratio of less than one was beneficial for enhancing the anti-penetration performance of the targets against EFPs; when the EFP velocity was low and the residual velocity for penetrating a single-layer target was no more than 200 m/s, the anti-penetration performance of the two-layer target was optimal. When the EFP velocity exceeded 1500 m/s, the single-layer target exhibited the best anti-penetration performance to the EFP, and the more layers, the smaller the ballistic resistance. When the number of layers was more than six, the ballistic resistance of the multi-layer targets gradually tended to remain constant. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Physics)
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Energy Spatial Distribution of Behind-Armor Debris Generated by Penetration of Explosively Formed Projectiles with Different Length–Diameter Ratio
by Xuanning Huang, Weibing Li, Wenbin Li, Guixiang Yin, Yajun Wang and Tengfei Guo
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(4), 2665; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042665 - 19 Feb 2023
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To understand the influence of the length–diameter ratio (L/D) of explosively formed projectiles (EFPs) on the energy spatial distribution of behind-armor debris (BAD), three EFPs with different L/Ds were designed in this study. The scattering characteristics [...] Read more.
To understand the influence of the length–diameter ratio (L/D) of explosively formed projectiles (EFPs) on the energy spatial distribution of behind-armor debris (BAD), three EFPs with different L/Ds were designed in this study. The scattering characteristics of the BAD formed by the EFP penetrating a steel target were investigated. High-speed photography was used to observe the shape of the BAD cloud. Fiber and foam plates were sequentially stacked to recover the fragments. The three-dimensional damaged area by the BAD was obtained based on the spatial position information of a large amount of BAD. Finally, the energy spatial distribution characteristics of the EFP and target material fragments were analyzed. The results showed that a large EFP L/D increased the total energy of the BAD, and the proportion of the energy of projectile fragments increased. The difference in the energy spatial distribution between EFPs with varying L/Ds was mainly in the scattering angle range of 3–17°. The total energy of fragments within 17° of scattering angle accounted for 85% of the total energy of all fragments. The BAD energy of the EFP with a large L/D (L/D = 3.86) was concentrated in a small scattering angle range in which the residual projectile was located. The average projectile fragment energy of the EFP with a moderate L/D (L/D = 2.4) was evenly distributed in the scattering angle range of 5–20°. As a result, the energy distribution of the BAD from EFP (L/D = 2.4) shifted towards the large scattering angle, thus leading to a uniform radial distribution of the striking area within the range of 500–1100 mm behind the target. However, with the increase in the distance behind the target, the radial direction of the striking area of the other two EFPs was gradually reduced. The reason was explained according to the force analysis of the fragments resulting from the bulge fracture of target. The spatial energy distribution of BAD is closely related to the damage ability of EFP in relation to the armored target. Thus, it is necessary to design EFPs with appropriate L/Ds in order to maximize the damaging effect behind the armor. Full article
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Formation Behaviors of Coated Reactive Explosively Formed Projectile
by Yuanfeng Zheng, Haiyuan Bie, Shipeng Wang, Peiliang Li, Hongyu Zhang and Chao Ge
Materials 2022, 15(24), 8886; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15248886 - 12 Dec 2022
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The formation behavior of coated reactive explosively formed projectiles (EFP) is studied by the combination of experiments and simulations. The results show that the coated EFP can be obtained by explosively crushing the double-layer liners, and the simulation agrees with the experiment well. [...] Read more.
The formation behavior of coated reactive explosively formed projectiles (EFP) is studied by the combination of experiments and simulations. The results show that the coated EFP can be obtained by explosively crushing the double-layer liners, and the simulation agrees with the experiment well. Then, the interaction process between the two liners is discussed in detail, and the formation and coating mechanism are revealed. It can be found that there are three phases in the formation process, including the impact, closing and stretching phases. During the impact phase, the velocities of two liners rise in turns with the kinetic energy exchange. In the closing phase, the copper liner is collapsed forward to the axis and completely coats the reactive liner. It is mentioned that the edge of the copper liner begins to form a metal precursor penetrator in this stage. During the stretching phase, the coated reactive EFP is further stretched and fractured, resulting in the separation of the metal precursor penetrator and the following coated reactive projectile. Further studies show both the edge thickness and the curvature radius of the copper liner have significant influences on formation behaviors. By decreasing the edge thickness or the curvature radius, the difficulty of closing decreases, but the tip velocity and the length of precursor penetrator increases. As the thickness and diameter of the reactive liner decrease, the coating velocity increases slightly, but the total length of coated reactive EFP tends to decrease. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Energetic Materials)
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21 pages, 6576 KiB  
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Formation of Shaped Charge Projectile in Air and Water
by Zhifan Zhang, Hailong Li, Longkan Wang, Guiyong Zhang and Zhi Zong
Materials 2022, 15(21), 7848; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15217848 - 7 Nov 2022
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With the improvement of the antiknock performance of warships, shaped charge warheads have been focused on and widely used to design underwater weapons. In order to cause efficient damage to warships, it is of great significance to study the formation of shaped charge [...] Read more.
With the improvement of the antiknock performance of warships, shaped charge warheads have been focused on and widely used to design underwater weapons. In order to cause efficient damage to warships, it is of great significance to study the formation of shaped charge projectiles in air and water. This paper uses Euler governing equations to establish numerical models of shaped charges subjected to air and underwater explosions. The formation and the movement of Explosively Formed Projectiles (EFPs) in different media for three cases: air explosion and underwater explosions with and without air cavities are discussed. First, the velocity distributions of EFPs in the formation process are discussed. Then, the empirical coefficient of the maximum head velocity of EFPs in air is obtained by simulations of air explosions of shaped charges with different types of explosives. The obtained results agree well with the practical solution, which validates the numerical model. Further, this empirical coefficient in water is deduced. After that, the evolutions of the head velocity of EFPs in different media for the above three cases are further compared and analyzed. The fitting formulas of velocity attenuation of EFPs, which form and move in different media, are gained. The obtained results can provide a theoretical basis and numerical support for the design of underwater weapons. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Materials under High Pressure)
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Microstructure Evolution and Deformation Mechanism of Tantalum–Tungsten Alloy Liner under Ultra-High Strain Rate by Explosive Detonation
by Heng Fu, Jianwei Jiang, Jianbing Men and Xinfu Gu
Materials 2022, 15(15), 5252; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155252 - 29 Jul 2022
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The microstructure evolution and plastic deformation mechanism of a Ta-2.5W liner under the ultra-high-strain-rate conditions generated by the explosive detonation were investigated in this study. For this purpose, a modular soft-recovery apparatus was designed to non-destructively recover the Ta-2.5W explosively formed projectile (EFP) [...] Read more.
The microstructure evolution and plastic deformation mechanism of a Ta-2.5W liner under the ultra-high-strain-rate conditions generated by the explosive detonation were investigated in this study. For this purpose, a modular soft-recovery apparatus was designed to non-destructively recover the Ta-2.5W explosively formed projectile (EFP) in the ballistic endpoint. The electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) method was employed to examine the microstructure of the Ta-2.5W liner before and after deformation. The microstructure of the recovered EFP exhibited significant grain refinement with preferred fiber texture. The theoretical computation results showed that the temperature of the EFP was in the range of 0.27–0.65 Tm. The deformation mechanism of the Ta-2.5W liner forming EFP driven by the detonation is the continuous dynamic recrystallization (CDRX) induced by high strain deformation, rather than the conventional dynamic recrystallization of nucleation and growth. The new grain structures evolve when the low-angle grain boundaries are transformed into the high-angle grain boundaries, and the specific grain refinement mechanism is the progressive rotation of subgrains near pre-existing grain boundaries. Full article
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19 pages, 9544 KiB  
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Dynamic Response and Numerical Interpretation of Three Kinds of Metals for EFP Liner under Explosive Loading
by Li Ding, Peihui Shen and Liuqi Ji
Crystals 2022, 12(2), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12020154 - 21 Jan 2022
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In order to study the dynamic response of tungsten heavy alloy materials under explosive loading, two kinds of typical tungsten alloys for explosively formed projectile (EFP) liner and one kind of existing EFP liner were tested in a flash X-ray experiment, with copper [...] Read more.
In order to study the dynamic response of tungsten heavy alloy materials under explosive loading, two kinds of typical tungsten alloys for explosively formed projectile (EFP) liner and one kind of existing EFP liner were tested in a flash X-ray experiment, with copper liner as a reference. Results showed that copper liner could form a coherent EFP, while 90W–9Ni–Co and W–25Re liners fractured to different extents. The microscopic features of the three kinds of metals were examined and compared with the original liner, and the microstructure evolutions under explosive loading were analyzed with the fracture model and mechanism of the two kinds of tungsten alloys’ fracture determined. Associated with the stress and strain conditions by numerical simulation, the fracture mechanism of tungsten heavy alloys can be analyzed. The crack-tip plastic zones of 90W–9Ni–Co and W–25Re are much smaller than copper, and due to the severe stress concentration at the tip of cracks, it is easy for cracks to propagate and trigger the cleavage in tungsten alloys. The value of a crack-tip plastic zone r(θ) can be used to explain the fracture phenomenon in explosive loading, which can be an alternative guideline for the material selection criteria of the EFP liner. The research results are significant in understanding the dynamic forming, microstructure evolution, and fracture mechanism of tungsten heavy alloys. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dynamic Behavior of Materials)
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Numerical Investigation on the Formation and Penetration Behavior of Explosively Formed Projectile (EFP) with Variable Thickness Liner
by Dong Yang and Jiajian Lin
Symmetry 2021, 13(8), 1342; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13081342 - 25 Jul 2021
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Explosively formed projectiles (EFPs) are widely used in civil applications and the military field for their excellent impact performance. How to give full play to the energy accumulation effect of explosives and improve the penetration performance has become the main problem of EFP [...] Read more.
Explosively formed projectiles (EFPs) are widely used in civil applications and the military field for their excellent impact performance. How to give full play to the energy accumulation effect of explosives and improve the penetration performance has become the main problem of EFP design. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of liner structure on EFP formation and its penetration behavior. In order to achieve this, a finite element (FE) model was first established on the basis of the Lagrange and ALE method. Then, formation and penetration performance tests of EFP were performed to verify the validity and feasibility of the proposed FE model, where the configuration, velocity of EFP, and penetration diameter left on the target plate were compared. Finally, by using the proposed FE model, the entire process of the formation and penetration behavior of EFP with axial symmetrical variable thickness liners were analyzed, where spherical-segment liners with uniform and non-uniform thickness were developed. The results were drawn as follows: the numerical simulation error of EFP velocity was less than 5%, and the simulated penetration diameter was compared to the 8.6% error obtained from the experimental method. It demonstrated that the proposed FE model had higher prediction precision. After the explosive was detonated, a forward-folding EFP was formed by the liner with a thin edge thickness, while the EFP formed by the liner with uniform thickness had a backward-folded configuration. It was also found that the liner with a thin edge thickness gave the largest steady velocity of EFP, and it was the lowest by using the liner with uniform thickness. There were two types of loads generated after the formation of an EFP, those were shock wave loading and an EFP, both causing damage in the target plate during the process of an EFP’s penetration into it. The shock wave induced by liners with non-uniform thickness caused higher damage in the target plate, the maximum value of stress was reached at about 4.0 GPa. The forward-folding EFP formed by the liner with the thinnest edge thickness had the largest penetration ability. The backward-folded EFP, owing to the hollow structure, had the worst penetration ability, which failed to penetrate the target plate. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry in Mechanical Engineering III)
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The EFP Formation and Penetration Capability of Double-Layer Shaped Charge with Wave Shaper
by Yakun Liu, Jianping Yin, Zhijun Wang, Xuepeng Zhang and Guangjian Bi
Materials 2020, 13(20), 4519; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13204519 - 12 Oct 2020
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Detonation waves will bypass a wave shaper and propagate in the form of a horn wave in shaped charge. Horn waves can reduce the incidence angle of a detonation wave on a liner surface and collide with each other at the charge axis [...] Read more.
Detonation waves will bypass a wave shaper and propagate in the form of a horn wave in shaped charge. Horn waves can reduce the incidence angle of a detonation wave on a liner surface and collide with each other at the charge axis to form overdriven detonation. Detection electronic components of small-caliber terminal sensitive projectile that are limited by space are often placed inside a wave shaper, which will cause the wave shaper to no longer be uniform and dense, and weaken the ability to adjust detonation waves. In this article, we design a double-layer shaped charge (DLSC) with a high-detonation-velocity explosive in the outer layer and low-detonation-velocity explosive in the inner layer. Numerical and experimental simulation are combined to compare and analyze the forming process and penetration performance of explosively formed projectile (EFP) in DLSC and ordinary shaped charge (OSC). The results show that, compared with OSC, DLSC can also adjust and optimize the shape of the detonation wave when the wave shaper performance is poor. DLSC can obtain long rod EFPs with a large length-diameter ratio, which greatly improves the penetration performance of EFP. Full article
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Embedded Fragments from U.S. Military Personnel—Chemical Analysis and Potential Health Implications
by José A. Centeno, Duane A. Rogers, Gijsbert B. Van der Voet, Elisa Fornero, Lingsu Zhang, Florabel G. Mullick, Gail D. Chapman, Ayodele O. Olabisi, Dean J. Wagner, Alexander Stojadinovic and Benjamin K. Potter
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(2), 1261-1278; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110201261 - 23 Jan 2014
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Background: The majority of modern war wounds are characterized by high-energy blast injuries containing a wide range of retained foreign materials of a metallic or composite nature. Health effects of retained fragments range from local or systemic toxicities to foreign body reactions [...] Read more.
Background: The majority of modern war wounds are characterized by high-energy blast injuries containing a wide range of retained foreign materials of a metallic or composite nature. Health effects of retained fragments range from local or systemic toxicities to foreign body reactions or malignancies, and dependent on the chemical composition and corrosiveness of the fragments in vivo. Information obtained by chemical analysis of excised fragments can be used to guide clinical decisions regarding the need for fragment removal, to develop therapeutic interventions, and to better anticipate future medical problems from retained fragment related injuries. In response to this need, a new U.S Department of Defense (DoD) directive has been issued requiring characterization of all removed fragments to provide a database of fragment types occurring in combat injuries. Objectives: The objective of this study is to determine the chemical composition of retained embedded fragments removed from injured military personnel, and to relate results to histological findings in tissue adjacent to fragment material. Methods: We describe an approach for the chemical analysis and characterization of retained fragments and adjacent tissues, and include case examples describing fragments containing depleted uranium (DU), tungsten (W), lead (Pb), and non-metal foreign bodies composed of natural and composite materials. Fragments obtained from four patients with penetrating blast wounds to the limbs were studied employing a wide range of chemical and microscopy techniques. Available adjacent tissues from three of the cases were histologically, microscopically, and chemically examined. The physical and compositional properties of the removed foreign material surfaces were examined with energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (EDXRF), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), laser ablation inductively-coupled plasma mass-spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), and confocal laser Raman microspectroscopy (CLRM). Quantitative chemical analysis of both fragments and available tissues was conducted employing ICP-MS. Results: Over 800 fragments have been characterized and included as part of the Joint Pathology Center Embedded Fragment Registry. Most fragments were obtained from penetrating wounds sustained to the extremities, particularly soft tissue injuries. The majority of the fragments were primarily composed of a single metal such as iron, copper, or aluminum with traces of antimony, titanium, uranium, and lead. One case demonstrated tungsten in both the fragment and the connected tissue, together with lead. Capsular tissue and fragments from a case from the 1991 Kuwait conflict showed evidence of uranium that was further characterized by uranium isotopic ratios analysis to contain depleted uranium. Conclusions: The present study provides a systematic approach for obtaining a full chemical characterization of retained embedded fragments. Given the vast number of combat casualties with retained fragments, it is expected that fragment analysis will have significant implications for the optimal short and long-term care of wounded service members. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances on Environmental and Toxicologic Pathology)
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