Modern perspective metal materials for armored obstacle (overview)

Abstract

To date, means of protection of all types of armored vehicles against damage by small arms are actively being developed, new grades of steel with increased anti-projectile resistance indicators are being developed, which ensure a reduction in the metal content of structures while simultaneously increasing the tactical and technical characteristics of the product. The constant increase in requirements for the protection of armored vehicles, caused by the improvement of highly effective means of attack, dictates the need to find new approaches to increase the dynamic stability of armored steels using modern metallurgical, material science and construction achievements. The development and design of workable materials and structures of armor protection is a complex scientific and technical problem. The purpose of the work is to determine, based on the analysis of literary sources, the main trends in the development and improvement of modern metal materials for the manufacture of armored obstacles, which have high dynamic resistance against modern highly effective small arms weapons. The paper analyzes the most widely used metal materials for the manufacture of armored barriers, presents information about their advantages and disadvantages, and provides an assessment of the prospects for further development of this industry. It is noted that the current concept of weapons development is aimed at the use of high-tech materials and innovative methods that allow improving protective functions without increasing the mass and dimensions of armor protection. Currently, many different materials are used to create armor protection: metal plates based on steel, titanium, aluminum and their alloys, aramid or polyethylene fibers, as well as ceramics based on boron carbides, silicon, and others. In accordance with the existing concept of increasing the effectiveness of armor protection and ensuring a combination of firepower, security and mobility, the use of promising materials for the creation of armor protection provides an additional reserve for increasing the combat and military-economic efficiency of military equipment.