Development of a New Type of Composite Material: A Glass Based Laminate Cermet

dc.contributor.advisorWuttig, Manfreden_US
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Dennis Paulen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMaterial Science and Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-09-28T14:55:33Z
dc.date.available2007-09-28T14:55:33Z
dc.date.issued2006-12-19en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is concerned with developing a revolutionary composite - a majority glass based laminated cermet or GMET (Glass-Metal Laminate.) A GMET exhibits extraordinary qualities: strength to density ratio's up to 80% greater than 6061 aluminum alloy, and uniquely, bulk toughness/fracture toughness similar to that alloy, and astonishingly, tensile failure morphologies that are identical to 6061 aluminum alloy. Using glass in the laminate creates another crucial advantage: this class of composites can be manufactured using hot rolling - a processing technique that could lend itself to rapid production of high layer density, large area composites in a cost effective manner. It will be demonstrated that GMETs offer excellent protection capabilities versus kinetic, and superior capabilities against shaped charged weapons at weights lower than that achieved using current metal or ceramic armors. This class of composites will be shown to withstand multi-ballistic impacts over the same contiguous area.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/7139
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineering, Materials Scienceen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineering, Materials Scienceen_US
dc.titleDevelopment of a New Type of Composite Material: A Glass Based Laminate Cermeten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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