SZ/OEMU/28/2/7 - The resistance of mild steel to penetration by steel balls of various sizes, 2/42

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/28/2/7

Level of description

Item

Title

The resistance of mild steel to penetration by steel balls of various sizes, 2/42

Date/s

1942

Quantity & Format

11 leaves

Corporate name

Great Britain. Ministry of Supply.

Creator

Road Research Laboratory

Scope and content

MOS/64/NSB.JI

Penetration resistance of various thicknesses of steel were tested. Graphs, tables, and an appendix showing the penetration of a spherical projectile are included. Enlarged photographs show impressions made by steel balls of various diameters striking a thick mild steel plate at 2,100 foot/second.

Report to the Ministry of Supply.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/28 - [OEMU. CDRC - Splinters, 1939-1945]
    - SZ/OEMU/28/2 - [OEMU. CDRC - Splinters: penetration into concrete, steel, etc., 1940-1945]
      - SZ/OEMU/28/2/7 - The resistance of mild steel to penetration by steel balls of various sizes, 2/42

Previous Item Next Item