Recommendations for determining the hardness of armor ceramics

International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 219-225

  Swab, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; BALLISTICS; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HARDNESS; INDENTATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING; YIELD STRESS;

CERAMIC ARMOR; QUASI STATIC TESTING; VICKERS INDENTATION;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 8344233444     PISSN: 1546542X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7402.2004.tb00173.x     Document Type: Article

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