Sphere impact induced damage in ceramics: I. armor-grade SiC and TiB 2

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 171-181

  Lasalvia, J C ^a   Normandia, M J ^a   Miller, H T ^a   MacKenzie, D E ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMOR-GRADE CERAMICS; HERTZIAN CONE CRACKS; LATERAL CRACKS;

ARMOR; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; METALLOGRAPHY; MICROCRACKS; SILICON CARBIDE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 32144431968     PISSN: 01966219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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