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

by Swab, Jeffrey J.; Zhu, Dongming; Kriven, Waltraud M.

• ISBN13: 9781574982374
• ISBN10: 1574982370
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-28
• Publisher: Wiley-American Ceramic Society

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

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