Hierarchy of key influences on the ballistic strength of opaque and transparent armor

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 45-55

  Krell, Andreas ^a   Strassburger, Elmar ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR CERAMIC TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR HIGH SPEED DYNAMICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; BALLISTICS; ELASTIC MODULI; SAPPHIRE; WEAR RESISTANCE;

DYNAMIC STIFFNESS; FINE GRAINED; MACRO-HARDNESS; PRIORITY LEVELS; SUBMICROMETERS; TRANSPARENT ARMORS; TRANSPARENT OXIDES; TRANSPARENT SPINELS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 57649184451     PISSN: 01966219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470339695.ch4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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