Both additively-manufactured and cast metals are known to exhibit stochastic mechanical
properties at the macroscopic level. Using a robot-assisted mechanical testing system, more …

As one of the most commonly used aerospace aluminum alloys, 2024-T351 aluminum alloy
plates are frequently exposed to impact loadings. In this study, the ballistic resistance of 2, 4 …

The aim of the present paper is to study the effect of shapes of projectile nose on the ballistic
resistance of 6061-T651 aluminum alloy thin plates, and to evaluate the effect of Lode angle …

Lightweight and high-strength aluminum alloys are widely used in military vehicles due to
their excellent mechanical properties. To study the protection mechanism of 7xxx laminated …

Recent studies showed that the ductility of some metals was affected by not only stress
triaxiality but also Lode angle parameter. However, the majority of impact-related …

A terminal ballistic analysis of the effects of 7.62 mm× 51 AP P80 rounds on inclined high-
strength armor steel plates is the focus of the presented study. The findings of an …

Previous comparisons to vast amount of experimental data have shown that the specific
cavitation energy of target material, which takes into account the hole slenderness ratio …

Through experimental and numerical investigation, this article investigates the constitutive
and impact response of the 1.6 mm thick AA7474-T7351 plate under the impact of blunt and …

The anisotropic fracture of the 7075-T6 aluminum alloy sheet was investigated under
various stress states. Tensile tests using specimens with various shapes were conducted …

The strength and fracture behavior of a metal are crucial to its response in impact events. In
the present paper, a hybrid experimental-numerical study was conducted to characterize the …