High strength transparent spinel with fine, unimodal grain size

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7302, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Sweeney, S M ^a   Brun, M K ^a   Yosenick, T J ^a   Kebbede, A ^a   Manoharan, M ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Grain size; Nanoengineered ceramic; Spinel; Strength; Transparent armor

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE; NANOENGINEERED CERAMIC; SPINEL; STRENGTH; TRANSPARENT ARMOR;

ARMOR; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DOMES; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; WINDOWS;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE;

EID: 69949150254     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.821193     Document Type: Conference Paper

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