ARMOR COMPONENTS COMPRISING HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME

An armor component including a body including a ceramic component comprising hBN. In one aspect, the hBN is configured to undergo a phase change upon a projectile impact. In another aspect, the ceramic component may also have a ready state defining a hexagonal lattice structure configured to change...

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Hauptverfasser:	BAKSHI ABHAYA K, BOTTIGLIERI STEPHEN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ARMOUR ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES ARMOURED TURRETS BLASTING HEATING LIGHTING MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	An armor component including a body including a ceramic component comprising hBN. In one aspect, the hBN is configured to undergo a phase change upon a projectile impact. In another aspect, the ceramic component may also have a ready state defining a hexagonal lattice structure configured to change from the ready state to an absorbed state defining a cubic lattice structure. The ceramic component may also have a ready state defining a first density and configured to change from the ready state to an absorbed state defining a second density, wherein the first density is less than the second density. In a particular aspect, the ceramic component can be configured to prevent penetration of a projectile having an energy of at least 1500 J upon impact with a strikeface of the ceramic component.