Advances in Ceramic Armor IV Franks Hardback John Wiley & Sons 9780470344972

Advances in Ceramic Armor IV, Volume 29, Issue 6Author(s): Lisa Prokurat Franks, Tatsuki Ohji, Andrew Wereszczak\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: Wiley-American Ceramic Society\nISBN-13: 9780470344972, 978-0470344972\nSynopsis\nThis volume provides a one-stop resource, compiling current research on ceramic armor and addressing the challenges facing armor manufacturers. It is a collection of papers from The American Ceramic Society s 32nd International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, January 27-February 1, 2008. Topics include novel materials concepts for both vehicle and body armors, transparent ceramics for impact resistance, and more. This is a valuable, up-to-date resource for researchers in industry, government, or academia who are working with ceramic armor.