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Ballistic impact of steel fiber-metal laminates and plates

George Bikakis (National Technical University of Athens, Zografos, Greece)
Nikolaos Tsigkros (National Technical University of Athens, Zografos, Greece)
Emilios Sideridis (National Technical University of Athens, Zografos, Greece)
Alexander Savaidis (Department of Mechanical Engineering Educators, School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, N. Heraklion, Greece)

International Journal of Structural Integrity

ISSN: 1757-9864

Article publication date: 31 May 2019

Issue publication date: 19 July 2019

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the ballistic impact response of square clamped fiber-metal laminates and monolithic plates consisting of different metal alloys using the ANSYS LS-DYNA explicit nonlinear analysis software. The panels are subjected to central normal high velocity ballistic impact by a cylindrical projectile.

Design/methodology/approach

Using validated finite element models, the influence of the constituent metal alloy on the ballistic resistance of the fiber-metal laminates and the monolithic plates is studied. Six steel alloys are examined, namely, 304 stainless steel, 1010, 1080, 4340, A36 steel and DP 590 dual phase steel. A comparison with the response of GLAss REinforced plates is also implemented.

Findings

It is found that the ballistic limits of the panels can be substantially affected by the constituent alloy. The stainless steel based panels offer the highest ballistic resistance followed by the A36 steel based panels which in turn have higher ballistic resistance than the 2024-T3 aluminum based panels. The A36 steel based panels have higher ballistic limit than the 1010 steel based panels which in turn have higher ballistic limit than the 1080 steel based panels. The behavior of characteristic impact variables such as the impact load, the absorbed impact energy and the projectile’s displacement during the ballistic impact phenomenon is analyzed.

Originality/value

The ballistic resistance of the aforementioned steel fiber-metal laminates has not been studied previously. This study contributes to the scientific knowledge concerning the impact response of steel-based fiber-metal laminates and to the construction of impact resistant structures.

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Citation

Bikakis, G., Tsigkros, N., Sideridis, E. and Savaidis, A. (2019), "Ballistic impact of steel fiber-metal laminates and plates", International Journal of Structural Integrity, Vol. 10 No. 3, pp. 291-303. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSI-10-2018-0060

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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