Progress in Ceramic Armor [Paperback]

Tap into the American Ceramic Society’s knowledge base by accessing this compilation of recently published articles on ceramic armor. Ceramic-based armor systems are critical for reliable ballistic protection of military and police personnel, equipment, vehicles, aircraft and helicopters. Progress in Ceramic Armor covers materials such as boron carbide, alumina, silicon carbide, titanium diboride, and transparent armor.

This collection includes 36 articles and papers from Ceramic Transactions (CTs) and Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings (CESP)Introduction.

CERAMIC TRANSACTIONS.

An Overview of Ceramic Armor Applications (William A. Gooch).

Practical Issues in Ceramic Armor Design (Bryn James).

Ballistic Development of High Density Tungsten Carbide Ceramics (William A. Gooch, Mathew S. Burkins and Richard Palicka).

Structure and Properties of Shock-Resistant Ceramics Developed at the Institute for Problems in Materials Science (B.A. Galanov, O.N. Grigoriev, S.M. Ivanov and V.V. Kartuzov).

Ceramic Armor with Submicron Alumina Against Armor Piercing Prokectiles (E. Strassburger, B.Lexow and A. Krell ).

An Overview of Ballistic Testing Methods of Ceramic Materials (Michael Normandia and William Gooch).

Historical Perspectice on Ceramic Materials Damage Models (A.M. Rajendran).

A Comparison of Ceramic Material Models (Douglas W. Templeton, Timothy J. Holmquist, Hubert W. Meyer, David J. Grove and Brian Leavy).

Damage Mitigation in Ceramics: Historical Developments and Future Directions in Army Research (D.M. Stepp).

Progress in the 3-D Visualization of Interior Ballistic Damage in Armor Ceramics (Joseph M. Wells, Nevin L. Ruper and William H. Green).

An Assessment of Low Cost Manufacturing Techl“!