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Ballistic Performance Testing of Aluminum Alloy 5059-H131 and 5059-H136 for Armor Applications.


ADA481408

Publication Date 2008
Personal Author Showalter, D. D.; Placzankis, B. E.; Burkins, M. S.
Page Count 32
Abstract The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) was tasked to investigate the ballistic performance of aluminum alloy (AA) 5059 to determine if it was a desirable alternate alloy for use as vehicle armor. Current alloys, such as AA5083 and AA7039, have high yield and tensile strengths and provide increased ballistic protection but have significantly less corrosion resistance than AA5059. AA5059 generally provides greater ballistic protection levels than AA5083 but did not match the levels of AA7039. However, it does contain some of the desirable characteristics of the lower strength AA5083, mainly superior corrosion resistance. the combination of increased strength and corrosion resistance makes AA5059 an ideal choice for consideration as an alternate aluminum armor.
Keywords
  • Aluminum alloys
  • Vehicular armor
  • Tensile strength
  • Performance(Engineering)
  • Corrosion resistance
  • Ballistics
Source Agency
  • Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category
  • 79B - Armor
  • 71N - Nonferrous Metals & Alloys
Corporate Authors Army Research Lab., Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
Supplemental Notes The original document contains color images.
Document Type Technical Report
Title Note Final rept. Mar 2006-Dec 2007.
NTIS Issue Number 200819
Ballistic Performance Testing of Aluminum Alloy 5059-H131 and 5059-H136 for Armor Applications.
Ballistic Performance Testing of Aluminum Alloy 5059-H131 and 5059-H136 for Armor Applications.
ADA481408

  • Aluminum alloys
  • Vehicular armor
  • Tensile strength
  • Performance(Engineering)
  • Corrosion resistance
  • Ballistics
  • Non Paid ADAS
  • 79B - Armor
  • 71N - Nonferrous Metals & Alloys
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