The possibility of using aluminum and its alloys for elements of structural protection

Authors

  • L. N. Dejneko
  • V. Yu. Kostyrya
  • Yu. N. Ushakov
  • G. V. Kokashinskaya
  • O. V. Bondarenko
  • A. P. Gricak
  • E. V. Lifirenko

Keywords:

protection, The use of aluminum, "Tristaro".

Abstract

The effectiveness of aluminum is determined by its superiority over steel armor while providing protection against armor-piercing bullets of caliber 12.7 and 14.5 mm, as well as small-caliber projectiles. In addition, aluminum is more technologically advanced, provided with a raw material base, well welded, has a unique anti-mine and anti-fragmentation protection. Most often, modern armor is a laminated aluminum-based board, which includes the front and back layers with an intermediate layer of commercially pure aluminum of 1-3% thickness, installed over the face and under-layers. In this case, the face layer is made of a thickness of 75-90% of the thickness of the plate from the welded alloy with a hardness of at least 165 units. On Brinell, and the back layer - thickness of 5-15% of the thickness of the plate with a hardness of 135-150 HB. At present, the full-scale tests of an aluminum extruded alloy of the FTI DSU design on the basis of AK-8 are carried out, the results of the test for technological shock resistance have shown its compatibility with alloys of the "Tristar" type.

Author Biographies

L. N. Dejneko

National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine 

V. Yu. Kostyrya

National University. O. Gonchar

Yu. N. Ushakov

KZO "Lyceum with enhanced military-physical training"

Published

2013-03-26

Issue

Section

Proceedings in memory of Starodubov