No — stops inside steel a36 (reaches 1 mm of a 6 mm barrier)
Penetration depth
1 mm (0.0″)
Impact velocity
300 m/s (984 fps)
Muzzle energy
527 J (388 ft-lb)
Bullet behaviour
Intact
Fired at the muzzle, a representative .40 S&W load (11.7 g, FMJ, 300 m/s) reaches roughly 1 mm (0.0 inches) into steel a36. It loses its energy before defeating a typical barrier of this material.
About Steel A36
Mild structural steel plate (~6 mm); car bodies are far thinner (~1 mm).