Coated ceramic bodies in composite armor
US5361678A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 1989 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/12486
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Lightweight composite armor comprising a plurality of ceramic bodies embedded in a metal matrix. The ceramic bodies are preferably generally spherical alumina balls coated with a binder and ceramic particles. A particularly preferred coating comprises titanium dioxide and barium sulfate particles suspended in an aqueous sodium silicate solution at a thickness of about 0.76-1.5 mm.
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