We might not need to know the size, but use a modified E-Factor calculation. The E-Factor is a measure of the wound cavity. As wound cavity is caused mostly by momentum conservation and transfer, it is the momentum of the fragment that matters. Momentum is just mass x velocity, which we have for fragmentation. We just need to find how the bullet diameter is related to mass and make the substitution.
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Been giving this some more thought. We really don't need to mess with the formula if we have an idea of the fragment size, and that size can be calculated if we make some assumptions. If we assume the fragments are roughly cylindrical with diameter approximately the same as the height, we can use the density of steel and the mass we know to calculate the volume and extrapolate the dimensions. Sounds like a lunch time project.
Last edited by mmartin798; 02-17-2016 at 08:52 AM.
Reason: Second cup of coffee
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