Composite armor panel

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1996-08-26

1998-06-09

Johnson, Stephen M.

Ordnance

Shields

Shape or composition

109 84, F41H 504

Patent

active

057638136

ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a composite armor material for absorbing and dissipating kinetic energy from high velocity, armor-piercing projectiles, comprising a panel consisting essentially of a single internal layer of high density ceramic pellets having an A1.sub.2 O.sub.3 content of at least 85% and a specific gravity of at least 2.5, said pellets being directly bound and retained in panel form by a solidified material which is elastic at a temperature below 250.degree. C., the majority of said pellets each having a major axis in the range of about 3-12 mm, and being bound by said solidified material in a plurality of superimposed rows, wherein a majority of each of said pellets is in contact with at least 4 adjacent pellets, and the total weight of said panel does not exceed 45 kg/m.sup.2.

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International Search Report (2pgs) conducted by the European Patent Office; File No. RS 96807; dated 27 Jun. 1996.

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