BRAZILIAN ARMY
Military Institute of Engineering
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Department of Materials Science (SE/8)
Graduate Program in
Materials Science
Ballistic Testing Laboratory
Ballistic Testing Laboratory
The following activities are carried out in the Ballistic Testing Laboratory:
low energy ballistic tests.
The following equipments are available:
Gunpower SSS compressed air rifle;
standard gun noise suppressor;
optical system composed of Hawke telescope model HK3072 and 100 mW laser sight;
Caldwell stand;
Air Chrony Ballistic Chronograph Model MK3;
ProChrono Ballistic Chronograph Model Pal;
22-gauge Lee shell;
Sartorius analytical balance;
Sauter analytical balance;
Bovenau hydraulic press;
Hot Kiln oven;
Yaxun YX-2050 ultrasonic bath;
manual laminator.
Area: 45 m².
Contact: Prof. André Ben-Hur da Silva Figueiredo - abenhur@ime.eb.br