Composite Metal Foam Armors
Ballistic, Blast, and Fragment Impact of Composite Metal Foam Armors
My primary research has focused on manufacturing and testing composite metal foam armors in an effort to reduce the weight of current armor systems while improving ballistic protection. These novel armors absorb the impact energy of the bullet through compression. Composite metal foam is able to compress to strains greater than 60% and absorb the kinetic energy of the bullet and fragments in doing so. Videos of the ballistic and fragment impacts are shown below. My work on CMF armors has been published in various journals and reached the top most downloaded articles for Advanced Engineering Materials and Composite Structures.
Ballistic Testing Against 0.50 Caliber AP Threat