The ballistic properties of tool steel as a potential improvised armour plate

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 297-309

  Edwards, M R ^a   Mathewson, A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Improvised armours; Terminal ballistics; Tool steel

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; BALLISTICS; CARBON STEEL; CRACK INITIATION; HARDNESS; PERFORATING; WELDING;

AUSTENITIC ELECTRODES; MACROSCOPIC DISTORTION;

TOOL STEEL;

EID: 0031117835     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0734-743X(97)83210-1     Document Type: Article

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