Constrained ceramic-filled polymer armor
Abstract
An armor system in which a plurality of constraint cells are mounted on a surface of a substrate, which is metal armor plate or a similar tough material, such that the cells almost completely cover the surface of the substrate. Each constraint cell has a projectile-receiving wall parallel to the substrate surface and has sides which are perpendicular to and surround the perimeter of the receiving wall. The cells are mounted such that, in one embodiment, the substrate surface serves as a sixth side or closure for each cell. Each cell has inside of it a plate, termed the front plate, which is parallel to and in contact with substantially all of the inside surface of the receiving wall. The balance of each cell is completely filled with a projectile-abrading material, which is a ceramic material in particulate form dispersed in a polymeric matrix.
- Inventors:
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- Santa Fe, NM
- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867594
- Patent Number(s):
- 4969386
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F41 - WEAPONS F41H - ARMOUR
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- constrained; ceramic-filled; polymer; armor; plurality; constraint; cells; mounted; surface; substrate; metal; plate; similar; tough; material; completely; cover; cell; projectile-receiving; wall; parallel; perpendicular; surround; perimeter; receiving; embodiment; serves; sixth; closure; inside; termed; front; contact; substantially; balance; filled; projectile-abrading; ceramic; particulate; form; dispersed; polymeric; matrix; polymeric matrix; ceramic material; inside surface; substrate surface; particulate form; surface serves; completely cover; metal armor; similar tough; tough material; ceramic mater; armor plate; constraint cells; constraint cell; /89/428/
Citation Formats
Sandstrom, Donald J, Calkins, Noel C, and Gac, Frank D. Constrained ceramic-filled polymer armor. United States: N. p., 1990.
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title = {Constrained ceramic-filled polymer armor},
author = {Sandstrom, Donald J and Calkins, Noel C and Gac, Frank D},
abstractNote = {An armor system in which a plurality of constraint cells are mounted on a surface of a substrate, which is metal armor plate or a similar tough material, such that the cells almost completely cover the surface of the substrate. Each constraint cell has a projectile-receiving wall parallel to the substrate surface and has sides which are perpendicular to and surround the perimeter of the receiving wall. The cells are mounted such that, in one embodiment, the substrate surface serves as a sixth side or closure for each cell. Each cell has inside of it a plate, termed the front plate, which is parallel to and in contact with substantially all of the inside surface of the receiving wall. The balance of each cell is completely filled with a projectile-abrading material, which is a ceramic material in particulate form dispersed in a polymeric matrix.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
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