Preparation and Impact Resistance Properties of Hybrid Silicone-Ceramics Composites
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Abstract
This article presents the method of preparation a new type of ballistic armor based on hybrid silicone-ceramic (HSC) composites with considerable flexibility. An experimental study on the ballistic behavior of HSC composites connected with soft body armor is presented against FSP.22 fragments. The effect of Al2O3 ceramics on the ballistic performance of HSC composite was investigated, and the fragmentation resistance process of the composite armor combining the HSC composite and soft aramid insert is clarified. Furthermore, impact resistance tests made with a drop tower which allows for a gravity drop of a mass along vertical guides onto a sample placed with an energy of 5 J were performed. The results presented in this paper show that the HSC composites can be successfully used as a hard body armor. However, they do not exhibit the properties of absorbing the impact energy generated during the drop tower tests. The test results show that the ballistic performance of composite armors is influenced by the hardness and Young modulus of ceramics and soft body armor panel. Additionally, in the article, the results of mechanical properties of silicones used for preparation of composites were presented and compiled to determine their role in the performance of impact protection.
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OpenAlex topics: High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior · Structural Response to Dynamic Loads · Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis
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Institute of Security Technologies “MORATEX”, Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie 3 Street, 90-505 Lodz, Poland
Funding
National Centre for Research and Development
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