The U.S.S. New York contains 7.5 tons of World Trade Center steel. - Army awards funding to develop joining of ceramic armor to metals. 500,000 Dollar of funding from the U.S. Army's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Plus program has reportedly been awarded to RNT, Hunt Valley, Md., for further development of NanoFoil. - Polyethylene unidirectional sheet protects British soldiers. - Polymer composite missile flange has 20% more strength. Vanguard Composites has developed an aft flangefor a missile defense kill vehicle. The flange (pictured on the left end of this unit) exceeds structural requirements by 20%. - Effects of supersonic Shockwaves studied for steel and aluminum. - Ceramic composite armor tiles pass key ballistic tests. Hard plate hybrid composite armor tiles that are lower in cost and lighter in weight than existing alternatives have passed key ballistic tests, reports CPS Technologies, Chartley, Mass. The tiles are suitable for personal protective armor, light vehicle armor, and heavy vehicle armor. - Hot-pressed boron carbide armor, helmets protect troops. For weight-critical body armor applications, hot-pressed boron carbide and silicon carbide provide the best mass efficiency and are most suitable for high volume production, says Ceradyne Inc., Costa Mesa, Calif.


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    Title :

    Military materials. Advances in materials enable stronger, lighter armor for vehicles and soldiers


    Additional title:

    Militärwerkstoffe. Fortschritte ermöglichen festere und leichtere Panzerungen für Fahrzeuge und Soldaten


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    2 Seiten, 3 Bilder



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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