Publisher Summary An important failure mechanism in ductile metals and their alloys is by
growth and coalescence of microscopic voids. In structural materials, the voids nucleate at …

This is the first of three overviews on failure of metals. Here, brittle and ductile failure under
monotonic loadings are addressed within the context of the local approach to fracture. In this …

Updated throughout for the new edition, Armour: Materials, Theory, and Design covers
extant and emergent protection technologies driving advances in armour systems. Covering …

Thin plates of high-strength steel are frequently being used both in civil and military ballistic
protection systems. The choice of alloy is then a function of application, ballistic …

The high velocity impact of solid bodies has attracted a large amount of research over the
past century by both military and civil engineers. These impacts, at hundreds to thousands of …

In Part I of this paper, projectiles with three different nose shapes (blunt, hemispherical and
conical) were used in gas gun experiments to penetrate 12mm thick Weldox 460 E steel …

Experiments were conducted on aluminum plates of 1mm thickness by using a gas gun and
projectiles with blunt and hemispherical noses. Target plate was impacted with varying …

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 …

The effect of target strength on the perforation of steel plates is studied. Three structural
steels are considered: Weldox 460 E, Weldox 700 E and Weldox 900 E. The effects of strain …

The flow and fracture behavior of 7075-T651 aluminum alloy has been studied under
different stress-states, strain rate and temperature in order to explore the characteristics of …