Advanced Ceramic Armor Materials

Abstract

This report describes the research completed by Corning Incorporated under the U.S. Army Research Office contract DAAL03-89-C-0015. The purpose of this program was to develop improved low-cost ceramic materials and processing technology for advanced armor systems, specifically for use in heavy vehicle armor to defeat long rod kinetic energy threats. Several toughened alumina targets were fabricated and characterized. Ballistic evaluation was completed by the Southwest Research Institute. Keywords: Ceramic, Armor, Toughened alumina, Materials, Fabrication, Ballistic evaluation, Zirconia.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 11, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223227

Entities

People

  • Leroy S. Share
  • Pamela C. Merkel
  • Sandra L. Hagg
  • Thomas D. Ketcham

Organizations

  • Corning Inc.

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ceramic Matrix Composites
  • Composite Materials
  • Fabrication
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Scientists
  • Security
  • United States

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