Impact of conical tungsten projectiles on flat silicon carbide targets: Transition from interface defeat to penetration

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1842-1856

  Lundberg, P ^a   Renstrom R ^a   Lundberg, B ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cone; Cylinder; Interface defeat; Penetration; Silicon carbide; Tungsten

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONES; DEFECTS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE; TARGETS; TUNGSTEN;

APEX ANGLES; CONICAL TUNGSTEN PROJECTILES; CYLINDER; INTERFACE DEFEAT; PENETRATION;

PROJECTILES;

EID: 33645141799     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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