摘要 |
The invention provides a composite armor for absorbing and dissipating kinetic energy from high velocity projectiles, comprising a panel provided with a layer of a plurality of high density ceramic bodies, the bodies having a specific gravity of at least 2 and being made of a material selected from the group consisting of ceramic material which does not contain aluminium oxide and ceramic material having an aluminium oxide content of not more than 80%, each of the bodies being substantially cylindrical in shape, with at least one convexly curved end face, and each of the bodies having a major axis substantially perpendicular to the axis of its respective curved end face, wherein the ratio D/R between the diameter D of each of the cylindrical bodies and the radius R of curvature of the respectively convexly curved end face of each of the bodies is at least 0.64:1, and wherein the bodies are arranged in a plurality of adjacent rows and columns, the major axis of the bodies being in substantially parallel orientation with each other and substantially perpendicular to an adjacent surface of the panel.
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