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  • Numerical analysis of an experimental ballistic test of Al/SiC functionally graded materials [Elektronski vir]
    Zemani, Kada ...
    Metal/ceramic functionally graded materials (FGMs) have been increasingly used for impact-resistant applications because of their ability to combine the strength of both components. However, ... understanding the local response of FGMs under ballistic impact conditions remains a complex nonlinear problem. Moreover, performing experimental investigations is difficult due to technical limitations in measuring critical parameters such as stress, strain, and pressure. That is why research in this field also concentrates on modeling methodologies, such as numerical simulations. In this study, a finite element model (FEM) was implemented to investigate the behavior of a particular metal/ceramic-based FGM impacted with fragment-simulating projectiles (FSPs). The studied FGMs, exhibiting an elastoplastic behavior, were composed of aluminum (Al) and silicon carbide (SiC). The ceramic volume fraction (Vc) varies according to a power-law distribution, through the thickness. Their effective material properties were evaluated using a homogeneization-based self-consistent method. FGM’s dynamic behavior was described using the dynamic Tamura-Tomota-Ozawa model (DTTO). The numerical simulations were in good correlation with experimental results. The importance of the DTTO model’s introduction and the calibration of the plastic strain criterion in the failure modeling of FGMs were highlighted. In addition, it was observed that the variation in the composition exponent and grading continuity of mechanical properties has a significant effect on the predicted ballistic limit. It was finally noted that a linearly-composed 5-layerbased specimen exhibited a higher level of ballistic resistance.
    Source: Composite structures [Elektronski vir]. - ISSN 1879-1085 (Vol. 333, article no. 117909, Apr. 2024, str. 1-14)
    Type of material - e-article ; adult, serious
    Publish date - 2024
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 200109059

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    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263822324000370
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