Advances in Ceramic Armor A Collection of

Contains over 30 papers on the development and incorporation of ceramic materials for armor applications. Topics include impact and penetration modeling, dynamic and static testing to predict performance, damage characterization, non-destructive evaluation and novel material concepts.

Jeffrey J. Swab is the editor of Advances in Ceramic Armor: A Collection of Papers Presented at the 29th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Jan 23-28, 2005, Cocoa Beach, FL, Volume 26, Issue 7, published by Wiley.

Dongming Zhu is the editor of Advances in Ceramic Armor: A Collection of Papers Presented at the 29th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Jan 23-28, 2005, Cocoa Beach, FL, Volume 26, Issue 7, published by Wiley.

Preface

ix

Impact and Penetration Modeling

Some Observations on the Strength of Failed Ceramic

3

(8)

G.R. Johnson

T.J. Holmquist

Modeling Dynamically Impacted Ceramic Material Experiments

11

(8)

B. Leavy

B. Rickter

M.J. Normandia

Modeling Spherical Indentation Experiments onto Silicon Carbide

19

(8)

T. J. Holmquist

Analysis of Time-Resolved Penetration of Long Rods into Glass Targets

27

(8)

C.E. Anderson Jr.

I.S. Chocron

J.D. Walker

A Constitutive Model for Damaged and Powder Silicon Carbide

35

(8)

S. Chocron

K.A. Dannemann

A.E. Nicholls

J.D. Walker

C.E. Anderson

Designs and Simulations of Ballistic-Resistant Metal/Ceramic Sandwich Structures

43

(8)

Y. Liang

R.M. McMeeking

A.G. Evans

Considerations on Incorporating XCT into Predictive Modeling of Impact Damage in Armor Ceramics

51

(8)

J.M. Wells

Failure Wave Propagation in Brittle Substances

59

(8)

M.A. Grinfeld

S.E. Schoenfeld

T.W. Wright

Fabrication and Simulation of Random and Periodic Macrostructures

67

(10)

R. McCuiston

E. Azriel

R. Sadangi

S. Danforth

R. Haber

D. Niesz

J. Molinari

Dynamic and Static Testing to Predict Performance

The Correlation of Microstructural and Mechanical Characteristics of Silicon Carbide with Ballistic Performance

77

(12)

I. M. Pickup

High Strain Rate Compression Testing of Ceramics and Ceramic Composites

89

(8)

W.R. Blumenthal

Recent Advancements in Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) Technique for Small Strain Measurements

97

(12)

B.A. Gama

S.L. Lopatnikov

J.W. Gillespie, Jr.

Compression Testing and Response of SiC-N Ceramics: Intact, Damaged and Powder

109

(8)

K.A. Dannemann

A.E. Nicholls

S. Chocron

J.D. Walker

C.E. Anderson, Jr.

Damage Effects on the Dynamic Response of Hot-Pressed SiC-N

117

(6)

H. Luo

W. Chen

Effects of Porosity Distribution on the Dynamic Behavior of SiC

123

(8)

S.R. Martin

M. Zhou

Effect of Room-Temperature Hardness and Toughness on the Ballistic Performance of SiC-Based Ceramics

131

(12)

D. Ray

R.M. Flinders

A. Anderson

R.A. Cutler

W. Rafaniello

The Penetration of Armor Piercing Projectiles through Reaction Bonded Ceramics

143

(8)

P.J. Hazell

S.E. Donoghue

C.J. Roberson

P.L. Gotts

The Effective Hardness of Hot Pressed Boron Carbide with Increasing Shock Stress

151

(10)

C.J. Roberson

P.J. Hazell

P.L. Gotts

I.M. Pickup

R. Morrell

Hardness and Hardness Determination in Silicon Carbide Materials

161

(10)

A. Rendtel

B. Moessner

K.A. Schwetz

Damage Characterization: Observations, Mechanisms, and Implications

Sphere Impact Induced Damage in Ceramics: I. Armor-Grade SiC and TiB2

171

(12)

J.C. LaSalvia

M.J. Normandia

H.T. Miller

D.E. MacKenzie

Sphere Impact Induced Damage in Ceramics: II. Armor-Grade B4C and WC

183

(10)

J.C. LaSalvia

M.J. Normandia

H.T. Miller

D.E. MacKenzie

Sphere Impact Induced Damage in Ceramics: III Analysis

193

(10)

J.C. LaSalvia

M.J. Normandia

D.E. MacKenzie

H.T. Miller

A Comparison of Ceramic Materials Dynamically Impacted by Tungsten Carbide Spheres

203

(12)

M. J. Normandia

S. R. Martin

D. E. MacKenzie

B. Rickter

Non-Destructive Evaluation

Ultrasonic Techniques for Evaluation of SiC Armor Tile

215

(8)

J.S. Steckenrider

W.A. Ellingson

J. Wheeler

Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) of Ceramic Armor: Fundamentals

223

(8)

R. Brennan

R. Haber

D. Niesz

J. McCauley

M. Bhardwaj

Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) of Ceramic Armor: Testing

231

(8)

R. Brennan

R. Haber

D. Niesz

J. McCauley

On Non-Destructive Evaluation Techniques for Ballistic Impact Damage in Armor Ceramics

239

(12)

J.M. Wells

Novel Material Concepts

Static and Dynamic Fracture Behavior of Layered Alumina Ceramics

251

(6)

Z. He

J. Ma

H. Wang

G.E.B. Tan

D. Shu

J. Zheng

Processing and Ballistic Performance of Al2O3/TiB2 Composites

257

(6)

G.A. Gilde

J.W. Adams

Tactical Vehicle Armor Systems that Utilize Large, Complex-Shaped Reaction Bonded Ceramic Tiles

263

(8)

M.K. Aghajanian

B.E. Schultz

K. Kremer

T.R. Holmes

F.S. Lyons

J. Mears

Means of Using Advance Processing to Eliminate Anomalous Defects on SiC Armor

271

(8)

C. Ziccardi

V. Demirbas

R. Haber

D. Niesz

J. McCauley

Ballistic Properties of Pressureless Sintered SiC/TiB2 Composites

279

(8)

H. Chu

T.M. Lillo

B. Merkle

D.W. Bailey

M. Harrison

Improved Ballistic Performance by Using a Polymer Matrix Composite Facing on Boron Carbide Armor Tiles

287

(6)

S.D. Nunn

J.G.R. Hansen

B.J. Frame

R.A. Lowden

Analysis of Scattering Sites in Transparent Magnesium Aluminate Spinel

293

(6)

G. Villalobos

J.S. Sanghera

I.D. Aggarwal

R. Miklos

Author Index

299

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Advances in Ceramic Armor A Collection of Papers Presented at the 29th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Jan 23-28, 2005, Cocoa Beach, FL, Volume 26, Issue 7

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