Dynamic Behavior and Optimization of Advanced Armor Ceramics: January-December 2012 Annual Report
Abstract
This Materials Center of Excellence program has been conducted as a seamless, synergistic collaboration among the following institutions: Rutgers Malcolm G McLaren Center for Ceramic Research, Penn State Particulate Research Center, the Johns Hopkins Center for Advanced Metal and Ceramic Systems, and the US Army Research Laboratory s Weapons and Materials Research Directorate. The following tasks are reviewed: Nanostructured Armor Ceramics: Focus on Boron Carbide; The Role of Microstructure in the Impact Resistance for Silicon Carbide; Education and Outreach; Defining Microstructural Tolerance Limits of Defects for Silicon Carbide Armor Ceramics; and Nondestructive Ultrasound Characterization of High-Density, High-Hardness Ceramics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2015
- Accession Number
- ADA614884
Entities
People
- J. W. Mccauley
- R. A. Haber
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory