Ceramic bodies and ballistic armor incorporating the same

摘要

The invention provides a ceramic body (10) for deployment in a composite armor panel, for absorbing and dissipating kinetic energy from high velocity projectiles, the body (10) having a peg-like configuration consisting of a stem section (12) and a head section (14) wherein a cross-sectional area across the stem is less than across-sectional area across the head section. <IMAGE>