Penetration Performance of Glass and Glass/Tungsten Compositeas Shaped Charge Liner Materials

In order to investigate the effect of the interaction between the jets of glass and glass/tungsten composite and 45 steel targets on the penetration performance,the microstructures and properties of the targets after penetrated by the jets were characterized. Results show that,taking the glass as a shaped charge liner material,a better penetration depth can achieve in static-exploded at larger height. While the shaped charge liner made with glass/tungsten composite is more suitable for the static-exploded at lower height. During penetrating,there is no interaction between the glass jet and the steel target,and a Fe-W compound can produce between the glass/tungsten jet and the steel target,consuming part of the jet energy for broadening the hole along transverse direction. Pearlite-martensitic transformation on the ballistic surface occurs during penetration for both glass and glass/tungsten jets,and the width of martensitic area increases with the penetration depth increasing.