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Study on Bullet-Proof Performance of Multi-Layered Hybrid Armor Against 9mm FMJ Projectile

9mm 권총탄 위협을 받는 적층구조의 방탄성능 연구

  • Lee, Jong-Gu (School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Siho (Technical Engineering Division, Air Force Logistics Command) ;
  • Kim, Gunin (Weapon Science, Korea Military Academy) ;
  • Cho, Maenghyo (School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University)
  • 이종구 (서울대학교 기계항공공학부) ;
  • 김시호 (공군군수사령부) ;
  • 김건인 (육군사관학교 무기기계공학과) ;
  • 조맹효 (서울대학교 기계항공공학부)
  • Received : 2012.11.05
  • Accepted : 2012.12.10
  • Published : 2012.12.31
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Abstract

In order to prevent the high velocity bullet from penetration, aluminum alloy and RHA(Rolled Homogeneous Armour) steel, which have a high tensile and compressive strength, are usually used as the bullet-proof armor material. Although these materials have a good bullet proof performance, but not an area density which is a weight increasing factor of bullet-proof armor. Therefore, Mg(magnesium) alloy is a promising substitute for the traditional bullet-proof armor material due to the relatively low areal density. The spatial efficiency of Mg alloy, however, is inferior to the traditional material's, which is a volume(thickness) increasing factor of bullet-proof armor. In this study, we select the multi-layered hybrid armor which consist of Ceramic, with a high strength; Mg alloy, with a low areal density; Kevlar, with a high tensile strength-to-weight ratio; in order to make up for the poor spatial efficiency of Mg alloy. By predicting V50 of the multi-layered armor against 9mm FMJ(Full Metal Jarket). we show that the multi-layered armor have the capability in improving bullet-proof performance in the respect of the areal density, but also the spatial efficiency.

고속의 탄을 방호하기 위해 전통적으로 알루미늄 합금, RHA(Rolled Homogeneous Armour) 강과 같이 인장 및 압축 강도가 큰 금속이 주로 방탄재료로 사용되었다. 이런 전통적인 방탄재료는 우수한 방탄성능을 가지는 반면, 면 밀도가 커서 방탄 장갑의 무게를 증가시키는 요인이 된다. 때문에 작은 면 밀도를 가질 뿐만 아니라 큰 비강도를 가지는 마그네슘합금이 전통적인 방탄재료의 대체제로 평가받고 있다. 하지만 전통적인 방탄재료에 비해 마그네슘합금의 공간 효율이 떨어져 장갑의 두께 혹은 부피를 증가시키는 요인이 된다. 본 연구에서는 마그네슘합금의 공간 효율의 개선을 위해 마그네슘합금 단일물질이 아닌 세라믹(Ceramic), 마그네슘합금(Mg alloy), 케블라(Kevlar)를 순서대로 적층한 하이브리드 장갑모델을 선정하였고, 9mm FMJ(Full Metal Jarket) 탄 위협에 대한 방탄해석을 통해 하이브리드 장갑이 방탄성능 척도인 면밀도를 감소시킬 뿐만 아니라 공간효율도 개선시킴을 보였다.

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