Boron carbide (B4+ δC) possesses a large potential as a structural material owing to its
lightness, refractory character, and outstanding mechanical properties. However, its large …

This paper follows a historical background on requirements‐based strategic armor research,
leading to the materials in extreme dynamic environments program presented in Part I, now …

The constitutive behaviour of boron carbide (B4C) ceramic has been studied under uniaxial
compression at varying strain rates (10− 4 to 10 3 s− 1). The dynamic material tests have …

Dumbbell-shaped specimens were machined from a tile of a commercially available boron
carbide and subjected to static and dynamic compressive loads. Static experiments were …

The dynamic response of hot-pressed boron carbide was studied under uniaxial and
confined loading conditions using a modified compression Kolsky bar setup at strain rates of …

Fully dense boron carbide discs were achieved by spark plasma sintering boron carbide
powders with 10 wt% silicon. The silicon did not diffuse into boron carbide grains to produce …

We describe models for the behavior of hot‐pressed boron carbide that is subjected to
extreme dynamic environments such as ballistic impact. We first identify the deformation and …

Boron carbide plays a crucial role in various extreme environment applications, including
thermal barrier coatings, aerospace applications, and neutron absorbers, because of its high …

Commercially available boron carbide ceramics typically have heterogeneous
microstructures that contain distributions of processing‐induced inclusions. The inclusions …

We demonstrate the use of X-ray phase contrast imaging with sub-microsecond temporal
resolution to obtain quantitative visualization of dynamic fracture processes in brittle solids …