A study of the perforation of aluminium laminate targets

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 117-131

  Woodward, R L ^a   Cimpoeru, S J ^b  

^a Embassy of Australia   (United States)

^b AERO AND MAR RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMINATED COMPOSITES; SHEAR STRENGTH; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

CONICAL PERFORATORS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0032021221     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0734-743X(97)00034-1     Document Type: Article

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