Pepper, J. orcid.org/0009-0004-7053-016X, Graham, S.J., Blanch, O.L. et al. (2 more authors) (2025) Microstructural examination and ballistic testing of field-assisted sintering technology produced Ti-TiB2 functionally graded material composite armour plates. Materials Science and Technology, 41 (3). pp. 177-190. ISSN 0267-0836
Abstract
High hardness ceramics are potent in their use for armour applications globally, but intrinsically brittle. This can result in fragmentation damage, as well as low multi hit capacity. In this work, alternative 250 mm diameter Ti-6Al-4V discs were produced using field-assisted sintering technology (FAST) with and without stepped functional grading using low wt.% TiB2 concentrations, respectively, to investigate their microstructure and ballistic performance. The in situ generation of a significant quantity of high strength, ceramic TiB needles was confirmed for the samples, and the plates were ballistically tested to attain V50 values. In addition to a microstructural examination. The ballistic results indicated a superior behavior to the monolithic titanium alloy plates without TiB2 additions.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2024. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
Keywords: | titanium; FAST/SPS; TiB; MMC; SEM; FGM |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/S022635/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Aug 2024 09:47 |
Last Modified: | 12 Feb 2025 15:52 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/02670836241253980 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:215574 |