danez71
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Pretty cool developments in the Composite Metal Foam world.
Video link in 2nd link below.
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/1...romise-of-new-technologies-and-protection.htm
http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/metal-foam-armor-disintegrates-bullets-160408.htm
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Video link in 2nd link below.
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/1...romise-of-new-technologies-and-protection.htm
Researchers tested the latest using 7.62 x 63 millimeter M2 armor piercing projectiles, fired in accordance with standards [snip].
"We could stop the bullet at a total thickness of less than an inch, while the indentation on the back was less than 8 millimeters. To put that in context, the NIJ standard allows up to 44 millimeters indentation in the back of an armor," says Afsaneh Rabiei of North Carolina State University.
http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/metal-foam-armor-disintegrates-bullets-160408.htm
Bad news for bullets this week: Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a super strong armor material that literally turns bullets to dust upon impact.
In a rather dramatic video recently posted online, an armor-piercing bullet is shown essentially disintegrating as it impacts the armor. Check it out:
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