Metal Foam Stops .50 Caliber Rounds As Well As Steel (VIDEO)

North Carolina State University

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In testing, a .50-caliber armor-piercing round traveling at 514 meters per second bounces off the composite metal foam armor developed at NC State University, leaving no visible back plate indentation. At 801 meters per second, a .50-caliber armor-piercing round shatters upon impact with the composite metal foam armor, leaving minimal back plate indentation. The ballistic testing was conducted by the Engineering Test Team at the Aviation Development Directorate - Eustis at Fort Eustis.

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