Light weight armor

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1965-09-23

1995-11-28

Bentley, Stephen C.

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Shields

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428911, 501127, F41H 504

Patent

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054697735

ABSTRACT:
A light weight ceramic armor providing complete ballistic protection agai penetration from projectiles of caliber 0.30 and 7.62 mm. armor piercing and ball projectiles, and consisting of a composite having a hard frangible facing the principle ingredient of which is a refractory oxide selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide and aluminum oxide, bonded to a reinforced plastic back-up such as laminated fiber glass. This composite has an area density of approximately 12 pounds per square foot and provides approximately 1.7 times the ballistic protection as compared to standard steel armor of equal area density.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1423652 (1922-07-01), Edmondson
patent: 3324768 (1967-06-01), Eichelberger
patent: 3509833 (1970-05-01), Cook

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