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Article The Effect of Layered Cover Plate Material on the Ballistic Performance of Ceramic Armors: Experimental and Numerical Study(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2026) Cellek, Seven Burcin; Tasdemirci, Alper; Cimen, Gulden; Yildiztekin, Faki Murat; Toksoy, Ahmet Kaan; Guden, MustafaThis study investigates the ballistic performance of silicon carbide (SiC) ceramic armor systems reinforced with single and hybrid metallic cover plates composed of Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64) and copper. Controlled ballistic experiments combined with validated LS-DYNA simulations were conducted to examine how cover-plate material, thickness, and stacking sequence influence penetration resistance, energy dissipation, and failure mechanisms. The experimental results revealed that metallic cover plates significantly enhance protection by improving projectile erosion and extending dwell time. While both Ti64 and copper single layers increased the antipenetration capability (APC) compared with bare SiC, hybrid configurations achieved the highest performance. The optimal design, consisting of a 2 mm Ti64 plate placed in front of a 1 mm copper plate, produced the greatest reduction in penetration depth and the highest APC value. Numerical analyses closely replicated the experimental trends and provided insight into stress-wave interactions, pressure evolution, and damage progression within the ceramic. The findings demonstrate that hybrid Ti64-Cu systems not only improve initial impact resistance but also redistribute energy toward the front layers, reducing stress transmission to the backing and mitigating catastrophic ceramic failure. The combined experimental and numerical results establish a clear design framework for developing lightweight, high-efficiency ceramic armor through tailored hybrid layering strategies.Article On the Quasi-Static and Dynamic Compressive Behavior of Paper Honeycomb: Experimental and Numerical Study(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2025) Imrag, Berkay Turkcan; Tasdemirci, Alper; Gurler, YigitThis study explores the quasi-static and dynamic compressive behavior of paper-based honeycomb structures, with a focus on quantifying the distinct roles of strain rate sensitivity, microinertia, and entrapped air. While these effects have been broadly recognized in prior work, the novelty of this research lies in the systematic separation and evaluation of their individual contributions using a validated experimental-numerical approach tailored for low-strength, sustainable materials. A custom direct impact test setup was developed to capture dynamic force response with high resolution, overcoming the limitations of conventional high-rate methods such as SHPB, which are not suitable for paper. The material model implemented in LS-DYNA incorporates CowperSymonds parameters derived from relevant high strain-rate data and simulates air interaction using an ALE-based fluid-structure framework. The numerical results closely match the experimental findings across different impact velocities, allowing each mechanism to be isolated and quantitatively assessed. The study shows that microinertia dominates the early deformation response, strain rate sensitivity becomes more pronounced at higher velocities, and entrapped air affects force levels during intermediate compression. These findings offer a practical and validated modeling framework that can support the design of recyclable protective systems, where weight, sustainability, and performance under impact are critical considerations.Article The Johnson and Cook Damage and Flow Stress Model Parameters of a Rolled Stainless Steel 304 Alloy(Elsevier, 2026) Akdogan, Ibrahim Berk; Davut, Kemal; Gueden, Mustafa; Erten, Hacer Irem; Tasdemirci, Alper; Maleki, Farshid Khosravi; Gok, Mustafa SabriPrevious studies on stainless steel 304 alloy (SS 304) have mostly focused on the stress-strain behavior as function of the volume fraction of deformation induced martensite and the applied strain and strain rate. Although equally important, the failure/fracture of this alloy has not been thoroughly investigated so far. In the present study, the Johnson and Cook (JC) damage model parameters of a rolled-SS 304 alloy, valid at a high strain rate (2900 s-1), were experimentally determined and numerically validated along with the JC flow stress parameters. The tensile failure strain of the alloy decreased as the strain rate increased from 10-3 to 10-1 s-1 and to 2900 s-1. Experimentally lower flow stresses at 2900 s-1 than at 1x10-3 s-1 were also found at the strains above 0.2, which was attributed to the adiabatic heating that declined the extend of the martensitic transformation at increasing strains. The determined damage and flow stress model parameters were further calibrated with the results of the numerical models of the quasi-static and high strain rate tension tests. Microscopic analyses and the hardness measurements on the untested and tested specimens confirmed the martensitic transformation and the highest hardness values were found in the specimens tested at 1x10-3 s-1. The martensite volume fraction as function strain rate until about necking strain (homogeneous deformation) was calculated and also microscopically determined using the electron back-scatter diffraction (EBSD) for the specimens tested at different strain rates. The results indicated the highest martensite volume fraction in the specimens tested at 10-3 s-1 (0.55-0.6) and the lowest in the specimens tested at the high strain rate (0.27-0.30). An agreement between the calculated and the EBSD determined martensite volume fractions was shown for the studied alloy.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Dynamic Compression of Metal Syntactic Foam-Filled Aluminum Tubes(Springer, 2024) Movahedi, Nima; Güden, Mustafa; Fiedler, Thomas; Taşdemirci, Alper; Sarikaya, Mustafa; Tasdemirci, Alper; Murch, Graeme E.; Belova, Irina V.; Guden, MustafaThe current research investigates the compressive properties of metal syntactic foam (MSF)-filled tubes at dynamic loads with an impact velocity of 4 m/s. For this purpose, A356 aluminum alloy syntactic foams were prepared using an infiltration casting technique with an incorporation of expanded perlite (EP) filler particles. The study involves the testing and comparison of both MSF samples and MSF-filled tubes under dynamic loading scenarios. In the case of MSF-filled tubes, aluminum tubes are either fully filled (FFT) or half-filled (HFT) with MSFs. The manufactured foams and foam cores have a similar macroscopic density across all tested samples. Under dynamic loading, the MSF, HFT, and FFT samples exhibit distinct and different deformation mechanisms. In MSFs, dynamic compression is controlled by shearing of the sample, whereas in HFTs and FFTs, dynamic deformation occurs through the folding and buckling of the tubes, accompanied by partial deformation of the MSF cores.