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Preface ix <p>Introduction xi</p> <p><b>HIGH-RATE REAL-TIME CHARACTERIZATION</b></p> <p>The Influence of Temperature and Confinement Pressure on the Dynamic Response of Damaged Borosilicate Glass 3<br /> <i>Xu Nie and Weinong W. Chen</i></p> <p>The Strain-Rate Dependence of the Hardness of AIN Doped SiC 11<br /> <i>N. Ur-rehman, P. Brown, and L. J. Vandeperre</i></p> <p>Static and Dynamic Indentation Response of Ion-Armor Glass 21<br /> <i>Phillip Jannotti and Ghatu Subhash, and Arun Varshneya</i></p> <p><b>MANUFACTURING</b></p> <p>Transparent Armor for the New Standard in Battlefield Performance 29<br /> <i>Kathie Leighton, John Carberry, Wiktor Serafin, Terranee Avery, and Douglas Templeton</i></p> <p>Characterization of Residual Stresses in SiC Based Ceramic Tiles 43<br /> <i>Brian Munn, Keyu Li, James Zheng, and Karl Masters</i></p> <p><b>MICROSTRUCTURAL DESIGN FOR ENHANCED ARMOR CERAMICS</b></p> <p>Microstructural Design for Si-B4C-Diamond System 61<br /> <i>P. G. Karandikar and S. Wong</i></p> <p>Fabrication of High Volume Fraction SiCp/AI Metal Matrix Composites 71<br /> <i>Ryan McCuiston, Sukunthakan Ngernbamrung, Kannigar Dateraksa, Kuljira Sujirote, Jessada Wannasin, and Trinnamet Sungkapun</i></p> <p>Densification and Microstructural Properties of Boron-Carbide in Spark Plasma Sintering 81<br /> <i>M. F. Toksoy and R. A. Haber</i></p> <p>Modeling Heat Transfer During Sublimation Growth of Silicon Carbide Single Crystals by Physical Vapor Transport 91<br /> <i>J. B. Allen, C. F. Cornwell, N. J. Lee, C. P. Marsh, J. F. Peters, and C. R. Welch</i></p> <p>Development of Nano Zirconia Toughened Alumina for Ceramic Armor Applications 103<br /> <i>S. Huang, J. Binner, B. Vaidhyanathan, P. Brown, C. Hampson and C. Spacie</i></p> <p>Microstructure Property Relationship in Cermic Armor Materials 115<br /> <i>Douglas M. Slusark and R.A. Haber</i></p> <p><b>NONDESTRUCTIVE CHARACTERIZATION</b></p> <p>Ultrasonic Nondestructive Characterization and its Correlation to Alumina Microstructure 129<br /> <i>S. Bottiglieri and R. A. Haber</i></p> <p>Low Velocity Impact Damage Characterization of Transparent Materials 139<br /> <i>Raymond E. Brennan and William H. Green</i></p> <p>Comparison of Penetration Damage in Novel Mg Specimens via Computed Tomography 151<br /> <i>William H. Green and Kyu C. Cho</i></p> <p>Application of a Miniaturized Portable Microwave Interference Scanning System for Nondestructive Testing of Composite Ceramic Armor 163<br /> <i>K. F. Schmidt, Jr., J. R. Little, Jr., W. A. Ellingson, Lisa Prokurat Franks, Thomas J. Meitzler, and W. Green</i></p> <p>Statistical Quantification and Sensitivity Prediction of Phased-Array Ultrasonic Data in Composite Ceramic Armor 173<br /> <i>J. S. Steckenrider, T.J. Meitzler, Lisa Prokurat Franks, and W. A. Ellingson</i></p> <p>Ultrasonic Nondestructive Characterization of Oil-Based Clay 185<br /> <i>V. DeLucca and R. A. Haber</i></p>

<p><strong>Jeffrey J. Swab</strong>, U.S. Army Research Laboratory.

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