Lightweight projectile resistant armor system with surface enhancement

摘要

An armor system with a lightweight armored panel manufactured as a multi-material structure having a multiple of layers including a hard ballistic material layer of a Ceramic/CMC (Ceramic Matrix Composite) hybrid armor material capable of defeating ballistic threats. The monolithic ceramic layer includes a surface enhancement to the expected projectile impact face of a minimal weight yet which provides significant ballistic performance improvement.

主权项

1. A hard ballistic material comprising:
a monolithic ceramic layer; a Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coating applied to a front face of said monolithic ceramic layer; and a rear face Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) layer continuously bonded to a rear face of said monolithic ceramic layer, wherein said rear face CMC layer includes one of (1) a ceramic matrix and (2) a glass matrix.