Theeffectsofdilatationalphasetransformationonthetargetstrengthofceramicmateri-alsareinvestigatedbasedonTate’smodel.Theconstitutivebehaviorofmaterialsindifferentregions(elastic,cracked,plasticandphasetransformation)aretakenintoaccount.Itisfoundthat,withaproperchoiceofmaterialparameters,thedilatationalphasetransformationcanincreaseeffectivelythetargetstrengthR_t.Thiswouldbeofimportanceinpenetration-resistancedesign.