Effect of microstructure and mechanical properties on the ballistic performance of SiC-based ceramics

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 85-96

  Ray, Darin ^a   Flinders, R Marc ^a   Anderson, Angela ^a   Cutler, Raymond A ^a   Campbell, James ^b   Adams, Jane W ^b  

^a CERAMATEC INC   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE PROBABILITY; SIC-BASED CERAMICS; SINGLE-EDGED PRECRACKED BEAM (SEPB); WEIBULL MODULUS;

ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HOT PRESSING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICON CARBIDE; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 33845930872     PISSN: 01966219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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