Laminated armour

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1990-09-28

1993-12-28

Johnson, Stephen M.

Ordnance

Shields

Shape or composition

109 82, 109 495, F41H 504

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052729540

ABSTRACT:
Laminated armour comprising a first part (11) situated on the side of the armor from which attack is to be resisted and a second part (12) which is coextensive with the first part wherein: (i) the first part comprises a lamination of first metal sheets (1) each having an average thickness t.sub.2 adhesively bonded by interface layers (8) having a thickness (t.sub.1) between 0.4t.sub.2 and 0.9t.sub.2 and a compressive Young's Modulus perpendicular to the layers below 4 GPa; (ii) the second part comprises material which is more ductile than the metal of the first metal sheets, and preferably comprises second metal sheets (2) which are bonded to each other and to the first part of the armor (11) with aramid fibre reinforced adhesive.

REFERENCES:
patent: 663961 (1900-12-01), Donaldson
patent: 4090005 (1978-05-01), Morgan
patent: 4131053 (1978-12-01), Ferguson
patent: 4312903 (1982-01-01), Molari, Jr.
patent: 4664967 (1987-05-01), Tasdemiroglu
patent: 4836084 (1989-06-01), Vogelesang

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