Opportunities in Protection Materials Science and Technology for Future Army Applications

Opportunities in Protection Materials Science and Technology for Future Army Applications......Page 1
Front Matter......Page 0
Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgment of Reviewers......Page 10
Contents......Page 11
Tables, Figures, and Boxes......Page 15
Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 19
Summary......Page 21
1 Overview......Page 27
2 Fundamentals of Lightweight Armor Systems......Page 32
3 Mechanisms of Penetration in Protective Materials......Page 44
4 Integrated Computational and Experimental Methods for the Design of Protection Materials and Protection Systems: Current Status and Future Opportunities......Page 55
5 Lightweight Protective Materials:Ceramics, Polymers, and Metals......Page 89
6 The Path Forward......Page 119
Appendixes......Page 129
Appendix A. Background and Statement of Task......Page 131
Appendix B. Biographical Sketches of Committee Members......Page 133
Appendix C. Committee Meetings......Page 139
Appendix D. Improving Powder Production......Page 141
Appendix E. Processing Techniques and AvailableClasses of Armor Ceramics......Page 145
Appendix F. High-Performance Fibers......Page 156
Appendix G. Failure Mechanisms of Ballistic Fabricsand Concepts for Improvement......Page 159
Appendix H. Metals as Lightweight Protection Materials......Page 162
Appendix I. Nondestructive Evaluation for Armor......Page 168
Appendix J. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites......Page 170