Method of manufacturing boron carbide armor tiles
US4824624A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 1984 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S428/911
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of providing fastener holes in extremely hard ceramic armor comprises the steps of: PA1 (a) providing a billet of precompacted ceramic powder material; PA1 (b) drilling the desired holes in the billet; PA1 (c) preparing a plug of non-sintering material that is chemically compatible with and has compaction characteristics similar to the ceramic powder material; PA1 (d) pressing the plugs into the billet holes; PA1 (e) hot pressing the billet and plugs at conventional temperature and pressure for manufacture of a ceramic armor structure, and; PA1 (f) removing plugs by conventional tooling or sandblasting.
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