Manufacturing Technology 2022, 22(5):610-616 | DOI: 10.21062/mft.2022.074

Ballistic Resistance of Composite Materials Tested by Taylor Anvil Test

Jindřich Viliš ORCID...1, Zdeněk Pokorný ORCID...1, Jan Zouhar ORCID...2, Miroslav Jopek ORCID...2
1 Faculty of Military Technology, University of Defence in Brno. Kounicova 65, 662 10 Brno. Czech Republic
2 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic

This study is focused on testing the ballistic resistance of composite materials to define their limit thicknesses according to the US STANDARD NIJ 0101.06, level III. The materials Twaron CT 747, Twaron CT 747 TH110 and Endumax Shield XF33, which are widely used in the manufacture of the ballistic protection systems, were tested. A method known as the Taylor Anvil Test (TAT) was used to verify their ballistic resistance. The missile 7.62 mm M80 was used to test the ballistic resistance of these materials. Within the experimental part, the deformation processes of composite materials were examined after impact by this missile. The value of the traumatic effect according to the US STANDARD NIJ 0101.06 was also measured. The results of the experiment provide an idea of the ballistic resistance of selected materials. Based on the results, TAT proved to be the perspective measurement method for further development and optimalization of the multilayer composite armor.

Keywords: Taylor Anvil Test, Ballistic resistance, Material penetration, Twaron, Endumax
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The work presented in this paper was supported by the specific research project 2020 “SV20-216” at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Defence in Brno and was supported by the Project for the Development of the Organization “VAROPS (DZRO VAROPS) Military autonomous and robotic assets” by the Ministry of Defence of Czech Republic.

Received: July 18, 2022; Revised: July 18, 2022; Accepted: December 6, 2022; Prepublished online: December 7, 2022; Published: December 11, 2022  Show citation

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Viliš J, Pokorný Z, Zouhar J, Jopek M. Ballistic Resistance of Composite Materials Tested by Taylor Anvil Test. Manufacturing Technology. 2022;22(5):610-616. doi: 10.21062/mft.2022.074.
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