Synthesis and spark plasma sintering of nano-structured ceramic materials for armour application

• Main Author: Xie, Sky Shumao
• Other Authors: Alfred Tok Iing Yoong
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Ceramic materials; DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Composite materials; DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Defence materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/65464
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The use of extremely high hardness and light weight ceramic-based materials against ballistic threat is gaining popularity over the recent years. However, ceramics materials are often susceptible to tensile cracking and fragmentation due to its inherent brittleness which affects its performance as...