Alumina-Based Ceramics for Armor Application: Mechanical Characterization and Ballistic Testing

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Compositions</td><td align="center">HV (GPa)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">A92</td><td align="center">14.8 ± 0.6</td></tr><tr><td align="left">A96</td><td align="center">13.3 ± 0.9</td></tr><tr><td align="left">A99</td><td align="center">14.8 ± 0.7</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Vickers hardness of sintered compositions.

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Table 5: Alumina-Based Ceramics for Armor Application: Mechanical Characterization and Ballistic Testing 