Ceramic Multifunctional Armor

[BLR]

http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y491/feral45/20131231_130351_zps4d7f7079.jpg (http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/feral45/media/20131231_130351_zps4d7f7079.jpg.html)

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http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y491/feral45/20131231_130340_zpsd11360e6.jpg (http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/feral45/media/20131231_130340_zpsd11360e6.jpg.html)

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Layer 2 of a 3 layer tiled ballistic armor with EM protection (in other words, multifunctional armor). The ceramic is a mixture of carbides, predominantly SiC, and a significant by weight percentage of my CNT yarn material. Can't go further into process info. That tile was the intermediate layer and arrested the fragements from a 50cal hit at 75ft.

I'll see if I can get video.

Happy new year, all!

[Chuck Haggard]

I need a plate just a bit bigger than that.

[BLR]

Remember Dragon Skin?

Smaller, overlapping plates are better. One big plate doesn't do nearly as well with multiple strikes.

That little fellow weighs about what aluminum does, maybe a tick less.

[Chuck Haggard]

Remember Dragon Skin?

Smaller, overlapping plates are better. One big plate doesn't do nearly as well with multiple strikes.

That little fellow weighs about what aluminum does, maybe a tick less.


I'm too fat to hide behind that. Just sayin.




(Yes, I get it, the first post was my lame attempt to be funny)

[nycnoob]

Layer 2 of a 3 layer tiled ballistic armor with EM protection (in other words, multifunctional armor). The ceramic is a mixture of carbides, predominantly SiC, and a significant by weight percentage of my CNT yarn material. Can't go further into process info. That tile was the intermediate layer and arrested the fragements from a 50cal hit at 75ft.



Are you going to make some 1911 frames out of the stuff? I bet it would look like a cool gun, and it would be bullet proof!

[SGT_Calle]

Remember Dragon Skin?

That's the first thing I thought when I saw that little scale. Very cool.