BALLISTIC TESTING OF THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE ARMOR STEEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH U.S. MILITARY ARMOR SPECIFICATIONS

摘要

This paper provides the ballistic results for five grades of SECURE M armor steels produced by ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe in the hardness range of 280 to 640 brinell hardness. The SECURE M-steels were tested in accordance with the acceptance standards of the three primary US Military specifications for wrought armor plate. The chemical composition and mechanical properties are provided. The SECURE M-steels also met the acceptance standards of these military specifications for First Artic!e Certification and were certified for use on US production armored systems.