An investigation of ceramic/aluminium composites as shields for hypervelocity impacts

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 1 PART II, 1999, Pages 859-867

  Silvestrov, V V ^a   Plastinin, A V ^a   Pai, V V ^a   Yakovlev, I V ^a  

^a LAVRENTYEV INSTITUTE OF HYDRODYNAMICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POWDER METALS; PROJECTILES; SHIELDING; STEEL; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

HYPERVELOCITY IMPACTS; MASS FRACTION; WHIPPLE-TYPE SHIELDS;

BALLISTICS;

EID: 0033357973     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0734-743x(99)00130-x     Document Type: Article

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