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SITALL-A Crystallized Glass Candidate Armor Material

Authors: Morton Kliman; KLIMAN (MORTON) NEWTON MA
Abstract:
A highly crystallized glass candidate armor material known as SITALL has been prepared in plate form suitable for ballistic test and evaluation in complex composite armor systems designed to defeat chemical and kinetic energy threats. Two comparative test formulations of SITALLs were synthesized and characterized as to pertinent chemical and physical properties. The significance of this work is that it indicates the need to further develop crystallized glass formulations which result in crystalline phases which exhibit improved hardness values over those already achieved in these systems. Glass, Crystallized glass, Ceramic.

Limitations: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Description: Final rept. 1 Oct 93-15 Jan 94
Pages: 15
Report Date: MAY 94
Contract Number: DAAL01-93-M-S467
Report Number: A252082
Keywords relating to this report:
*CERAMIC MATERIALS
*COMPOSITE ARMOR
*GLASS
ARMOR
ARMOR PLATE
BALLISTICS
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
FORMULATIONS
HARDNESS
KINETIC ENERGY
KINETICS
MATERIALS
PHASE
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PLATES
TEST AND EVALUATION
THREATS
VALUE
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