TRANSPARENT ARMOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

摘要

The invention relates a method for manufacture of transparent armor (10) comprising the steps of: - providing a substantially transparent hard face (12) defining a front surface (26) and a rear surface (18), the hard face being fabricated from a glass-ceramic material exhibiting crystalline bodies throughout the mass of the glass-ceramic material; - providing a backing layer (14) having a refractive index substantially matching the refractive index of the hard face (12); and - substantially covering the rear surface (18) with the backing layer (14). A bonding layer (20) is provided to bond the backing layer (14) to the hard face (12).