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The International Conference of Materials and Engineering Technology, TICMET 19, Gaziantep, Turkey, 10 - 12 October 2019, pp.10
This study investigates the ballistic impact responses of two armor steels (Armox Advance, Ramor 500) and a structural wear plate (Hardox 450) with monolithic, double-layered and pre-perforated plates configurations. 7.62 mm NATO Ball, 7.62 AP (armor piercing) and 12.7 mm APM2 bullets were used as ammunition for ballistic tests. All the tests were performed complying with EN 1522/1523 ballistic test standards and at FB6 and FB 7 test levels. Test results showed different perforation behaviors for different plate configurations.
All the monolithic plates were perforated with 7.62 mm AP bullets except Armox Advance. Double layered plate configurations, on the other hand, showed resistance to penetration. Among those, only the Ramor 500+Ramor 500 double plate configuration was perforated by 7.62 mm AP bullet. All pre-perforated plate configurations resulted with total protection regardless of ammunition type.