Yıl: 2023 Cilt: 2 Sayı: 43 Sayfa Aralığı: 473 - 492 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.17134/khosbd.1248358 İndeks Tarihi: 16-11-2023

Ceramic Faced Stand-Alone Hybrid Armor Design for Civilian (Hidden Armored) Vehicles

Öz:
In this paper, researches on civilian vehicle armoring and ballistic test results of a ceramic composite armor designed to be used in this field are presented. Armoring has become a very important issue in civilian vehicles as well as in military vehicles against today's different ammunition threat levels. Also, there is an increasing demand for the lightweight armor systems since weight is important design criterion. The weight increases fuel consumption, engine power and other related systems requirements of the vehicle and decreases the maneuverability. The stand-alone armor in the study was developed for use in civilian vehicles and weight saving of the armor panel was compared with Ultra-High Hardness (UHH) armor steels (Armox 600T and Armox Advance). The armor developed consists of alumina (Al2O3) ceramic tiles in the strike face and Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) composite backing plate in the end layer and it was tested against 7.62 mm x 51 M61 AP (Armor Piercing) projectile. It was observed that the lightweight armor panel protected its structural integrity after five shots. It is evaluated that developed armor panel provides lightweight and cost effective solution against 7.62 mm Armor-Piercing projectiles for civilian armored vehicles.
Anahtar Kelime: Alumina Ceramic armor Stand-alone M61 AP projectile Civilian vehicle

SİVİL (GİZLİ ZIRHLI) ARAÇ ZIRHLAMA VE SERAMİK KOMPOZİT ZIRH UYGULAMALARI

Öz:
Bu bildiride, sivil araç zırhlaması üzerine yapılan araştırmalar ve bu alanda kullanılmak üzere tasarlanan seramik kompozit bir zırhın balistik test sonuçları sunulmuştur. Günümüzün farklı mühimmat tehdit seviyelerine karşı askeri araçlarda olduğu gibi sivil araçlarda da zırhlama çok önemli bir konu haline gelmiştir. Ayrıca ağırlığın çok önemli bir tasarım kriteri olması nedeniyle hafif zırh sistemlerine olan talep de artmaktadır. Ağırlık, aracın yakıt tüketimini, motor gücünü ve ilgili diğer sistem gereksinimlerini artırır ve manevra kabiliyetini azaltır. Çalışmada sunulan bağımsız zırh, sivil araçlarda kullanılmak üzere geliştirilmiş ve zırh panelinin ağırlık kazancı, Ultra Yüksek Sertlikli (UHH) zırh çelikleri (Armox 600T ve Armox Advance) ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Geliştirilen zırh, darbe yüzünde alümina (Al2O3) seramik karolardan ve son katmanda Ultra Yüksek Moleküler Ağırlıklı Polietilen (UHWMPE) kompozit destek plakasından oluşmaktadır ve 7.62 mm x 51 M61 AP mermiye karşı test edilmiştir. Hafif zırh panelinin beş atıştan sonra yapısal bütünlüğünü koruduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Geliştirilen zırh panelinin sivil zırhlı araçlar için 7.62 mm zırh delici mühimmatlara karşı hafif ve uygun maliyetli çözüm sağladığı değerlendirilmektedir.
Anahtar Kelime: Alümina Seramik Zırh Bağımsız M61 AP Mermi Sivil Araç.

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APA Teoman A, GÖDE E, Tonbul K, ŞEKER H, kushan m (2023). Ceramic Faced Stand-Alone Hybrid Armor Design for Civilian (Hidden Armored) Vehicles. , 473 - 492. 10.17134/khosbd.1248358
Chicago Teoman Atanur,GÖDE ENGİN,Tonbul Kürşat,ŞEKER Halil İbrahim,kushan melih Ceramic Faced Stand-Alone Hybrid Armor Design for Civilian (Hidden Armored) Vehicles. (2023): 473 - 492. 10.17134/khosbd.1248358
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ISNAD Teoman, Atanur vd. "Ceramic Faced Stand-Alone Hybrid Armor Design for Civilian (Hidden Armored) Vehicles". (2023), 473-492. https://doi.org/10.17134/khosbd.1248358
APA Teoman A, GÖDE E, Tonbul K, ŞEKER H, kushan m (2023). Ceramic Faced Stand-Alone Hybrid Armor Design for Civilian (Hidden Armored) Vehicles. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi, 2(43), 473 - 492. 10.17134/khosbd.1248358
Chicago Teoman Atanur,GÖDE ENGİN,Tonbul Kürşat,ŞEKER Halil İbrahim,kushan melih Ceramic Faced Stand-Alone Hybrid Armor Design for Civilian (Hidden Armored) Vehicles. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi 2, no.43 (2023): 473 - 492. 10.17134/khosbd.1248358
MLA Teoman Atanur,GÖDE ENGİN,Tonbul Kürşat,ŞEKER Halil İbrahim,kushan melih Ceramic Faced Stand-Alone Hybrid Armor Design for Civilian (Hidden Armored) Vehicles. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi, vol.2, no.43, 2023, ss.473 - 492. 10.17134/khosbd.1248358
AMA Teoman A,GÖDE E,Tonbul K,ŞEKER H,kushan m Ceramic Faced Stand-Alone Hybrid Armor Design for Civilian (Hidden Armored) Vehicles. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi. 2023; 2(43): 473 - 492. 10.17134/khosbd.1248358
Vancouver Teoman A,GÖDE E,Tonbul K,ŞEKER H,kushan m Ceramic Faced Stand-Alone Hybrid Armor Design for Civilian (Hidden Armored) Vehicles. Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi. 2023; 2(43): 473 - 492. 10.17134/khosbd.1248358
IEEE Teoman A,GÖDE E,Tonbul K,ŞEKER H,kushan m "Ceramic Faced Stand-Alone Hybrid Armor Design for Civilian (Hidden Armored) Vehicles." Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi, 2, ss.473 - 492, 2023. 10.17134/khosbd.1248358
ISNAD Teoman, Atanur vd. "Ceramic Faced Stand-Alone Hybrid Armor Design for Civilian (Hidden Armored) Vehicles". Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi 2/43 (2023), 473-492. https://doi.org/10.17134/khosbd.1248358