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High Strain Rate Performance of Pressureless Sintered Boron Carbide

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The processing technique used to consolidate ceramics powders can have a large effect on the microstructure, and hence the performance of the material. In this research, microstructure, mechanical properties, and the high strain rate compressive behavior of pressureless sintered boron carbide (B4C) samples were examined and compared to those of conventional hot pressed B4C. Penetration velocity tests were conducted on identical targets made with the pressureless sintered B4C samples and hot pressed B4C. Microstructural and post mortem characterization showed that test results of the pressureless sintered B4C were affected by significant porosity in the samples. The effects of the processing technique on the microstructure, properties, and the high rate behavior of the pressureless sintered B4C will be discussed.

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  1. U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 4600 Deer Creek Loop, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Adelphi, MD, 21005, USA

    Tomoko Sano, Lionel Vargas-Gonzalez & Joshua Pomerantz

  2. Johns Hopkins University, Center for Advanced Metallic and Ceramic Systems, 028 Latrobe Hall, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA

    Matthew Shaeffer

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  2. Aberdeen Proving Ground, US Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen, Maryland, USA

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  3. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico, USA

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Sano, T., Shaeffer, M., Vargas-Gonzalez, L., Pomerantz, J. (2014). High Strain Rate Performance of Pressureless Sintered Boron Carbide. In: Song, B., Casem, D., Kimberley, J. (eds) Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00771-7_2

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