Jeffrey J. Swab is the editor of Advances in Ceramic Armor VI, Volume 31, Issue 5, published by Wiley. Sanjay Mathur is the editor of Advances in Ceramic Armor VI, Volume 31, Issue 5, published by Wiley.

• Preface ixIntroduction xiInspecting Composite Ceramic Armor Using Advanced Signal Processing Together with Phased Array Ultrasound 1J. S. Steckenrider, W. A. Ellingson, E.R. Koehl, and T. J. MeitzlerA Comparison of NDE Methods for Inspection of Composite Ceramic Armor 13W. A. Ellingson and E.R. Koehl, T. J. Meitzler, L. P. Franks, and J. S. SteckenriderNDT Characterization of Boron Carbide for Ballistic Applications 25Dimosthenis Liaptsis, Ian Cooper, Nick Ludford, Alec Gunner, Mike Williams, David Willis, Colin Roberson, Lucian Falticeanu, and Peter BrownAdvanced Nondestructive Ultrasound Characterization of Transparent Spinel 37A. R. Portune and R. A. HaberOptimization of a Portable Microwave Interference Scanning System for Nondestructive Testing of Multi-Layered Dielectric Materials 47K. F. Schmidt, Jr., J. R. Little, Jr., W. A. Ellingson, L. P. Franks, and W. GreenCorrective Techniques for the Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation of Ceramic Materials 57S. Bottiglieri and R. A. HaberQuantitative Evaluation of Structural Damage in Lightweight Armor Materials Via XCT 69William H. Green, Kyu C. Cho, Jonathan S. Montgomery, and Herbert MillerStatic and Dynamic Properties of Mg/Ceramic MMCs 79M. K. Aghajanian, A. L. McCormick, A. L. Marshall, W. M. Waggoner, and P. K KarandikarImpact Study of AIN-AION Composite 87Kakoli Das, Monamul Haque Dafadar, Rajesh Kumar Varma, and Sampad Kumar BiswasBallistic Evaluation and Damage Characterization of Metal-Ceramic Interpenetrating Composites for Light Armor Applications 97Hong Chang, Jon Binner, and Rebecca HigginsonEffect of an Interface on Dynamic Crack Propagation 105Hwun Park and Weinong ChenDynamic Equation of State and Strength of Boron Carbide 115Dennis E. GradyMultiscale Modeling of Armor Ceramics 143Reuben H. Kraft, Iskander Batyrev, Sukbin Lee, A. D. Rollett, and Betsy RiceFuture Transparent Materials Evaluated through Parametric Analysis 159Costas G. Fountzoulas and James M. SandsNano-Processing for Larger Fine-Grained Windows of Transparent Spinel 167Andreas Krell, Thomas Hutzler, Jens Klimke, and Annegret PotthoffExperimental Methods for Characterization and Evaluation of Transparent Armor Materials 183E. Strassburger, M. Hunzinger, J. W. McCauley, and P. PatelMethod for Producing SiC Armor Tiles of Higher Performance at Lower Cost 199Bhanu Chelluri, Edward Knoth, Edward Schumaker, and Lisa P. FranksDevelopment of Biomorphic SiSiC- and C/SiSiC-Materials for Lightweight Armor 207Bernhard Heidenreich, Matteo Crippa, Heinz Voggenreiter Elmar Straßburger, Heiner Gedon, and Marco NordmannInfluence of Impurities on Stacking Fault Dynamics in SiC under External Loading 221Vladislav Domnich and Richard A HaberEvolution of the AIN Distribution during Sintering of Aluminium Nitride Doped Silicon Carbide 231N. Ur-rehman, P. Brown, and L. J. VandeperreMicrostructure, Mechanical Properties, and Performance of Magnesium Aluminum Boride (MgAIB14) 239Michael L. Whittaker, Raymond A. Cutler, James Campbell, and Jerry La SalviaMicrostructural Development and Phase Changes in Reaction Bonded Boron Carbide 251P. G. Karandikar, S. Wong, G. Evans, and M. K. AghajanianAuthor Index 261