Ceramic bodies for use in composite armor
US5972819A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S428/911
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a ceramic body for deployment in a composite armor panel, the body being substantially cylindrical in shape, with at least one convexly curved end face, wherein the ratio D/R between the diameter D of the cylindrical body and the radius R of curvature of the at least one convexly curved end face is at least 0.64:1.
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