The Armor Ceramics Symposium was held January 25-27, 2010 in Daytona Beach, FL as part of the 34th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites. The 8th edition of this symposium consisted of over 65 oral and poster presentations on topics such as Impact, Penetration and Material Modeling, Boron Carbide, Silicon Carbide, Dynamic Material Behavior, Transparent Materials and NDE Applications. The symposium continues to foster discussion and collaboration between academic, government and industry personnel from around the globe.

The Armor Ceramics Symposium was held January 25-27, 2010 in Daytona Beach, FL as part of the 34th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites. The 8th edition of this symposium consisted of over 65 oral and poster presentations on topics such as Impact, Penetration and Material Modeling, Boron Carbide, Silicon Carbide, Dynamic Material Behavior, Transparent Materials and NDE Applications. The symposium continues to foster discussion and collaboration between academic, government and industry personnel from around the globe.

Preface ixIntroduction xiInspecting Composite Ceramic Armor Using Advanced SignalProcessing Together with Phased Array Ultrasound 1J. S. Steckenrider, W. A. Ellingson, E.R. Koehl, and T. J.MeitzlerA Comparison of NDE Methods for Inspection of Composite CeramicArmor 13W. A. Ellingson and E.R. Koehl, T. J. Meitzler, L. P. Franksand J. S. SteckenriderNDT Characterization of Boron Carbide for Ballistic Applications25Dimosthenis Liaptsis, Ian Cooper, Nick Ludford, Alec GunnerMike Williams, David Willis, Colin Roberson, Lucian Falticeanu, andPeter BrownAdvanced Nondestructive Ultrasound Characterization ofTransparent Spinel 37A. R. Portune and R. A. HaberOptimization of a Portable Microwave Interference ScanningSystem for Nondestructive Testing of Multi-Layered DielectricMaterials 47K. F. Schmidt, Jr., J. R. Little, Jr., W. A. Ellingson, L. P.Franks, and W. GreenCorrective Techniques for the Ultrasonic NondestructiveEvaluation of Ceramic Materials 57S. Bottiglieri and R. A. HaberQuantitative Evaluation of Structural Damage in LightweightArmor Materials Via XCT 69William H. Green, Kyu C. Cho, Jonathan S. Montgomery, andHerbert MillerStatic and Dynamic Properties of Mg/Ceramic MMCs 79M. K. Aghajanian, A. L. McCormick, A. L. Marshall, W. M.Waggoner, and P. K KarandikarImpact Study of AIN-AION Composite 87Kakoli Das, Monamul Haque Dafadar, Rajesh Kumar Varma, andSampad Kumar BiswasBallistic Evaluation and Damage Characterization ofMetal-Ceramic Interpenetrating Composites for Light ArmorApplications 97Hong Chang, Jon Binner, and Rebecca HigginsonEffect of an Interface on Dynamic Crack Propagation 105Hwun Park and Weinong ChenDynamic Equation of State and Strength of Boron Carbide115Dennis E. GradyMultiscale Modeling of Armor Ceramics 143Reuben H. Kraft, Iskander Batyrev, Sukbin Lee, A. D. Rollettand Betsy RiceFuture Transparent Materials Evaluated through ParametricAnalysis 159Costas G. Fountzoulas and James M. SandsNano-Processing for Larger Fine-Grained Windows of TransparentSpinel 167Andreas Krell, Thomas Hutzler, Jens Klimke, and AnnegretPotthoffExperimental Methods for Characterization and Evaluation ofTransparent Armor Materials 183E. Strassburger, M. Hunzinger, J. W. McCauley, and P.PatelMethod for Producing SiC Armor Tiles of Higher Performance atLower Cost 199Bhanu Chelluri, Edward Knoth, Edward Schumaker, and Lisa P.FranksDevelopment of Biomorphic SiSiC- and C/SiSiC-Materials forLightweight Armor 207Bernhard Heidenreich, Matteo Crippa, Heinz Voggenreiter ElmarStraßburger, Heiner Gedon, and Marco NordmannInfluence of Impurities on Stacking Fault Dynamics in SiC underExternal Loading 221Vladislav Domnich and Richard A HaberEvolution of the AIN Distribution during Sintering of AluminiumNitride Doped Silicon Carbide 231N. Ur-rehman, P. Brown, and L. J. VandeperreMicrostructure, Mechanical Properties, and Performance ofMagnesium Aluminum Boride (MgAIB14) 239Michael L. Whittaker, Raymond A. Cutler, James Campbell, andJerry La SalviaMicrostructural Development and Phase Changes in Reaction BondedBoron Carbide 251P. G. Karandikar, S. Wong, G. Evans, and M. K.AghajanianAuthor Index 261