US3730827A
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Boron carbide ballistic armor modified with copper
Assignee: Norton Research Corp Canada Ltd
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Filing: 1971-11-22
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Granted: 1973-05-01
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Expires: 1991-11-22
Abstract
Abstract COMPOSITE CERAMIC ARMOR WITH IMPROVED BALLISTIC PROPERTIES. BASIC BORON CARBIDE ARMOR IS IMPROVED BY THE DDITION TO THE BORON CARBIDE OF CERTAIN WUANTITIES OF COPPER OR COPPER ADMIXED WITH CALCIUM BORIDE, TITANIUM, MANGANESE, BORON OR CHROMIUM. IMPROVED BALLISITCS ALSO RESULT FROM A MULTILAYER CERAMIC FACE PLATE WHEREIN ONE OR MORE LAYERS OF THE ABOVE MODIFIED BORON CARBIDE IS COMBINED WITH A LAYER OF BORON CARBIDE TO FORM AN INTEGRAL CERAMIC FACE PLATE.
Inventors
- 👤 B Matchen
- 👤 D Robertson
- 👤 J Scott
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2026-11-01 03:48
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22F; B22F7/00; B22F7/06; B32; B32B; B32B18/00; C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/56; C04B35/563; C04B35/622; C04B35/64; C04B35/645; C04B37/00; C04B37/02; C04B37/021; F; F41; F41H; F41H5/00; F41H5/02; F41H5/04; F41H5/0414; F41H5/0421; F41H5/0428; F41H5/0435; B32B2264/00; B32B2264/10; B32B2264/104; B32B2571/00; B32B2571/02; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/65; C04B2235/66; C04B2235/668; C04B2237/00; C04B2237/30; C04B2237/32; C04B2237/36; C04B2237/363; C04B2237/40; C04B2237/403; C04B2237/404; C04B2237/407; C04B2237/50; C04B2237/56; C04B2237/568; C04B2237/70; C04B2237/702
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