Advanced light armor

Details Advanced light armor Advanced light armor

1993-07-02

1995-12-05

Johnson, Stephen M.

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Shields

Shape or composition

109 495, 109 84, F41H 504

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054719054

ABSTRACT:
A structural armor component includes opposing face sheets and a multi-cell core having abrasive materials disposed within the cells of the core. The face sheets and the core are fabricated from a tough titanium alloy. The core is preferably of honeycomb or truss-core configuration, and the abrasive materials are provided as a loose, particulate material, a sintered powder, or a particulate or powder embedded in polymer matrix. The "outer" face sheet slows travel of a projectile, while the abrasive materials within the core act to erode and ultimately cause disintegration of the projectile(s) before the latter can penetrate the opposite "inner" face sheet.

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