Magnetorheological fluids as a prospective component of composite armours
Joanna Kozłowska, Marcin Leonowicz
Quarterly No. 4, 2013 pages 227-231
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keywords: smart armour, smart magnetic materials, magnetorheological fluids, ballistic performance
abstract Magnetorheological characterization of a synthesized MRF and ballistic performance of a MRF-composite material with high-strength textiles as Kevlar and Dyneema, are presented. The ballistic performance of the investigated structures under a Parabellum 9 mm projectile with a velocity of 360 m/s, on the basis of deformation depth in backing clay and number of pierced layers was determined. The targets with MRF demonstrate a 30% reduction in depth of deformation when comparing to the neat samples. On the other hand, implementation of the MRF to the structures of the high-strength materials caused a twofold increase in the overall target weight. At the same time, the inherence of the MRF in the structure of the composite samples does not affect the number of damaged layers. This result indicates that the absorbing mechanism of the MRF is rather limited to residual energy absorption under the impacting projectile.