Qualitative Evaluation of Modeling the Aramid Fabric Elementary Cell in the Piercing Process with a 9 mm Full Metal Jacket Projectile

The authors simulated the piercing of a loose aramid fabric. The analysis was carried out in the ABAQUS environment with the use of the Explicit method. The fabric was modeled in two ways: the first one as a surface, with the parameters and nature of aramid fibers considered, while the second as single bands in the fabric. The qualitative and quantitative results of the deformation of the tested material were compared. In addition, the deformation of the 9 × 19 mm Parabellum FMJ projectile was compared with a real object.