Fragmentation of Millimeter-Size Hypervelocity Projectiles on Combined Mesh-Plate Bumpers

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Type of bumper</td><td class="align_center">Thickness of aluminum plate</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">All-aluminum (no mesh)</td><td class="align_center">1.000 mm</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Al mesh + Al plate</td><td class="align_center">0.905 mm</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Steel mesh + Al plate</td><td class="align_center">0.723 mm</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Thicknesses of aluminum plates for different bumper configurations.

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Table 1: Fragmentation of Millimeter-Size Hypervelocity Projectiles on Combined Mesh-Plate Bumpers 