Ballistic-protection performance of carbon-nanotube-doped poly-vinyl-ester-epoxy matrix composite armor reinforced with E-glass fiber mats

M. Grujicic; W. C. Bell; L. L. Thompson; K. L. Koudela; B. A. Cheeseman

doi:10.1016/j.msea.2007.06.013

Ballistic-protection performance of carbon-nanotube-doped poly-vinyl-ester-epoxy matrix composite armor reinforced with E-glass fiber mats

M. Grujicic, W. C. Bell, L. L. Thompson, K. L. Koudela, B. A. Cheeseman

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In the present work, a material model development approach and transient non-linear dynamics simulations of the projectile/armor interactions are employed to explore the role of multi-walled carbon-nanotube (MWCNT) reinforcements in improving the ballistic-protection performance of poly-vinyl-ester-epoxy matrix (PVEE)/E-glass fiber matrix reinforced laminate armor. Two different architectures of the composite-laminate armor are considered: (a) a hybrid armor consisting of a 100 μm-thick high MWCNT-content PVEE-matrix MWCNT-reinforced lamina sandwiched between two PVEE-matrix/E-glass mat reinforced laminas and (b) a monolithic E-glass mat reinforced composite laminate with a low MWCNT-content MWCNT-doped PVEE-matrix. The projectile/armor interaction simulation results show that both armor architectures yield a minimal (∼6%) increase in the ballistic-protection as measured by the armor V50, a velocity at which the probability of armor penetration by a given fragment is 50%. The results obtained are rationalized using a simple analysis of the effect of MWCNTs on the in-plane and the through-the-thickness properties of the armor.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	10-22
Number of pages	13
Journal	Materials Science and Engineering: A
Volume	479
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2007.06.013
State	Published - Apr 25 2008

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General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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