Download or read book Advances in Ceramic Armor IV written by Lisa Prokurat Franks and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-11 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 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.