Development of a pressureless sintered silicon carbide monolith and special-shaped silicon carbide whisker reinforced silicon carbide matrix composite for lightweight armor application

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 359-364

  Lillo, T M ^a   Bailey, D W ^b   Laughton, D A ^c   Chu, H S ^a   Harrison, W M ^b  

^a Bechtel BWXT Idaho   (United States)

^b Superior Graphite Co   (United States)

^c Superior Graphite Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; BALLISTICS; BRITTLENESS; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; FIRING (OF MATERIALS); GRAIN GROWTH; HOT PRESSING; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; SINTERING; TOUGHNESS;

LOW FIRED DENSITY; PHOTOMICROGRAPHS; WHISKER REINFORCED COMPOSITE;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 0345328787     PISSN: 01966219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470294802.ch53     Document Type: Conference Paper

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