Penetration erosion phenomenology

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 565-578

  Lankford, James ^a   Anderson Jr , Charles E ^a   Royal, Suzanne A ^a   Riegel III, John P ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Erosion; Failure; Mushrooming; Penetration channel; Penetration efficiency

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; EFFICIENCY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); RADIOGRAPHY; STEEL; TUNGSTEN ALLOYS; TUNGSTEN METALLOGRAPHY; VELOCITY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ARMOR LIKE STEEL TARGET; IMPACT VELOCITIES; MUSHROOMING; PENETRATION CHANNEL; PENETRATION EROSION PHENOMENOLOGY; POST TEST FLASH RADIOGRAPHS; TUNGSTEN ALLOY PROJECTILES;

IMPACT TESTING;

EID: 0030195203     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0734-743X(95)00050-K     Document Type: Article

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