Tungsten long-rod penetration into confined cylinders of boron carbide at and above ordnance velocities

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 703-714

  Westerling, L ^a   Lundberg, P ^a   Lundberg, B ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boron carbide; Ceramic; Interface defeat; Lateral flow; Penetration; Projectile; Target; Tungsten

Indexed keywords

BORON CARBIDE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); ORDNANCE; PROJECTILES;

INTERFACE DEFEAT; LATERAL FLOW; PENETRATION;

IMPACT RESISTANCE;

EID: 0035426892     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0734-743X(00)00072-5     Document Type: Article

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