Ballistic impact of silicon carbide with tungsten carbide spheres

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 573-578

  Normandia, M J ^a   Leavy, B ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTIC IMPACTS; BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE POTENTIAL; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE SPHERES;

BALLISTICS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 31844432774     PISSN: 01966219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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