Importance of hardness and toughness in ceramic armour

• Main Author: Goh, Wei Liang
• Other Authors: Ng Kee Woei
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Defence materials; DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Mechanical strength of materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89900; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47772
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Extensive studies on ceramic armour had been conducted since the late 1960s, laying down the foundations for ceramic armour studies today. However, most of the work done has focussed on small calibre projectiles; i.e. 7.62 mm projectile, with limited work on long rod projectiles. Of these, there is...