Abstract.A new approach to manufacture of metallic-intermetallic laminate (MIL) composites is realized: explosive welding of a package of titanium and aluminum sheets with the subsequent sintering without a hydraulic press. Sheets of the titanium (thicknesses of 0.5 and 0.6 mm), aluminum (thickness of 1.0 mm) were used. Packages with 11, 13 and 21 alternating Ti-Al layers in the sizes 50х120 and 120х300 mm were used. The processes of high-velocity interaction of a projectile with the MIL composite target were numerically investigated in axisymmetric geometry using modified finite element method. Results of computations demonstrate that the optimal composite target has higher ballistic resistance in comparison with a uniform target made of either Al 3 Ti or Ti-6-4.
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