Experimental Studies for Characterization and Development of Ultrahigh Dynamic Performance Ceramic Composites

Abstract

The proposed program sought to study and characterize the mechanical response, fracture, failure modes of certain ceramics, cermets, and related composites under ultrahigh loading rates, and to relate the overall material properties to the microstructure, and, hence, to the associated processing techniques. Concomitant with this experimental effort, it was proposed to seek to determine the feasibility of developing a metal-ceramic structure which could be self-healing when subjected to certain high-velocity, impinging penetrators.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1991
Accession Number
ADA249797

Entities

People

  • S. Nemat-nasser

Organizations

  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Boron Carbides
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Ceramic Matrix Composites
  • Composite Materials
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Engineering
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanics
  • Microstructure
  • Shear Bands
  • Strain Rate
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses
  • Subatomic Particles

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Theoretical Analysis.