Range Design Considerations Based on Behavior of Antimony and Lead under Dynamic Loading Conditions

Martin, William A.; Nestler, Catherine C.; Lee, Linda; Larson, Steven L.

doi:10.1061/(asce)ee.1943-7870.0001207

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“…Nominal characteristics of this ammunition are given in Table 1. The projectile comprises 53% lead, 0.5% antimony and 46.5% steel penetrator (Martin et al, 2017). Note that this ammunition has essentially the same design parameters as the NATO SS109 and the United States M855 ball cartridges.…”

Section: Ballistic Field Testsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Field testing and probabilistic assessment of ballistic penetration of steel plates for small calibre military ammunition

Stewart

Dorrough²,

Netherton

2018

International Journal of Protective Structures

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The penetration of projectiles into semi-infinite targets helps in the understanding and modelling of terminal ballistics. The article describes field test results of 5.56×45 mm F1 Ball and 7.62×51 mm M80 Ball ammunition. The targets were 25-mm-thick mild and high strength steel plates of Grade 250 MPa and 350 MPa, respectively. The tests recorded penetration depth, muzzle and impact velocities, and bullet mass. Despite its smaller calibre, the 5.56 mm × 45 mm F1 Ball ammunition recorded deeper penetrations than the larger calibre 7.62 mm × 51 mm M80 Ball ammunition. This is due to the 5.56 mm ammunition comprising a hardened steel penetrator and lead core, whereas the 7.62 mm ammunition comprised only a lead core. Multiple shots were fired for each type of munition. The coefficient of variation of steel penetration is approximately 0.10 and 0.03 for 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm rounds, respectively. The article also presents predictive models of steel penetration depth and compares these to the field test results.

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Section: Ballistic Field Testsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nominal characteristics of this ammunition are also given in Table 1. The projectile comprises 99% lead and 1% antimony (Martin et al, 2017). Note that this ammunition is very similar to the Australian 7.62 mm F4 ball ammunition (Australian Munitions, 2017b).…”

Section: Ballistic Field Testsmentioning

confidence: 99%