Instrumented Hertzian indentation of armor ceramics

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 53-64

  Wereszczak, A A ^a   Kraft, R H ^a,b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; BALLISTICS; CRACK INITIATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HOT PRESSING; MECHANICAL TESTING; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PLASTIC FLOW; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS; YIELD STRESS;

ARMOR CERAMICS; INSTRUMENTED HERTZIAN INDENTATION; PLASTIC YIELD; PLASTICITY-FRACTURE MAP; RING CRACK INITIATION STRESSES; ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0036459349     PISSN: 01966219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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