Advances in ceramic armor IX . Volume 34, Issue 5, 2013 Ceramic engineering and science proceedings : a collection of papers presented at the 37th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites January 27-February 1, 2013 Daytona Beach, Florida / / edited by Jerry C. LaSalvia

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910138991603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-118-80780-4; 1-118-80757-X; 1-118-80783-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (158 p.)
• Collana: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings
• Altri autori (Persone): LaSalviaJerry C
• Disciplina: 620.14
• Soggetti: Armor-plate - Materials; Ceramic materials; Composite materials; Electric insulators and insulation - Ceramic materials; Insulation (Heat); Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Responses of Siliceous Materials to High Pressure; Edge-On Impact Investigation of Fracture Propagation in Boron Carbide; Macroscopic Assessment of High Pressure Failure of B4C and B4C/SiC Composites; Effect of Prestressing on the Ballistic Performance of Alumina Ceramics: Experiments and Modeling; Geometrical Effect on Damage in Reaction Bonded Ceramic Composites having Experienced High Strain Rate Impact; Optimizing the Arrangement of Ceramic Tile Periodic Arrays for Armor Applications using a Genetic Algorithm; Al/Al2O3 MMCs and Macrocomposites for Armor ApplicationsMechanical Response Anisotropy in Hot-Pressed Silicon ; Carbide; Comparison of Armor Ceramics Made by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) and Pressureless Sintering; Pressureless Sintering of SiC-B4C Composites; Development of Transparent Polycrystalline Beta-Silicon Carbide Ceramic using Field Assisted Sintering Technology; Densification of Synthesized Boron Carbide Powders using SPS; Consolidation of Aluminum Magnesium Boride (AIMgB14) by Pulsed Electric Current Sintering (PECS) Technique; Ultrasonic Nondestructive Characterization of Transparent Spinel MicrostructureAuthor Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings Volume 34, Issue 5 - Advances in Ceramic Armor IX A collection of 14 papers from The American Ceramic Society's 37th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, held in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 27-February 1, 2013.This issue includes papers presented in the Armor Ceramics Symposium on topics such as Manufacturing; High-Rate Real-Time Characterization; Microstructural Design; Nondestructive Characterization; and Phenomenology and Mechanics of Ceramics Subjected to Ballistic Impact.<h