Ballistic performance of multi-metal systems

P Ranaweera, D Weerasinghe… - International …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Ballistic resistance enhancement of armours and structures has been a prominent area of
research over the years. Monolithic metallic plates have been the preferred choice for …

Ballistic impact response of monolithic steel and tri-metallic steel–titanium–aluminium armour to nonrigid NATO FMJ M80 projectiles

P Ranaweera, MR Bambach, D Weerasinghe… - Thin-Walled …, 2023 - Elsevier
A comprehensive comparison is presented between monolithic and tri-metallic steel–
titanium–aluminium armour subjected to nonrigid projectile impact for the first time. Behind …

Behaviour of explosively welded impedance-graded multi-metal composite plates under near-field blast loads

PLN Fernando, D Mohotti, A Remennikov - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the blast response of functionally graded
composite metallic plates, fabricated using explosive welding. Explosive welding is a solid …

Stress propagation and debonding effects in impedance-graded multi-metallic systems under impact loading

PLN Fernando, D Mohotti… - International …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This article investigates the performance of an impedance-graded multi-metallic system.
Material combinations of steel–titanium, steel–aluminium and steel–titanium–aluminium are …