6th International Conference On Materials Science and Nanotechnology: What is Ceramic Armor?

Materials used in armor have come a long way since ancient times when hides and skins were first used to protect the body.

For many years, armors were produced using various metals and alloys. In modern times, these metal suits have given way to armors made from super strong synthetic fibers and super strong synthetic hard materials. The latest super-strong materials to be considered are ceramics.

Ceramic armor can be used to protect vehicles as well as individual personnel and dates back to 1918. Ceramics are known to be some of the of the hardest materials, and unlike materials such as Kevlar (which uses its fibers to “catch” the bullet), ceramics break the bullet. The strongest and lightest ceramic is boron carbide.

Ceramic plates or trauma plates are used as inserts in soft ballistic vests. It is hard enough to ensure that a bullet or other weapon is deflected, meaning the armor material pushes out on the bullet with nearly the same force with which the bullet pushes in, thus preventing the armor from being penetrated. Ceramic plates provided to the U.S. military are called Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts (ESAPI).

The downside to the use of ceramic is that it cannot sustain successive impacts without quickly losing some of its protective value. However, advanced ceramic technology has eliminated that problem by minimizing the size of the ceramic tiles to be as small as possible, with the matrix elements having a minimum practical thickness of about 1 in. (25 mm).

To know More about Ceramic Armor grab the chance and attend the forthcoming Conference: 5th International Conference on Advanced Material Research and Nanotechnology.

Dates of the Conference: May 22-23, 2019

Venue: Rome, Italy

For more Details: Advanced Materials 2019