Lightweight Design and Experimental Study of Ceramic Composite Armor

Abstract

Ceramic/fiber composite armor is a hot research topic of bulletproof equipment. The lightweight design of ceramic materials and structures has attracted much attention. In this work, in the light of the remarkable performance of ceramic against elastic and oblique penetration, a novel honeycomb ceramic panel with a hexagonal prism and spherical body was designed. The splicing ceramic/fiber composite plate was bonded with a PE plate. The splicing ceramic/fiber composite was prepared, and the target test of the composite was conducted. The results show that the bulletproof performance of the hexagonal prism spherical crown ceramic/fiber composite plate is better than that of the conventional ceramic/fiber composite plate of the same thickness. The honeycomb spherical crown structure of the ceramic surface can convert the nominal forward penetration into the actual oblique penetration. This surface structure provides an effective lightweight design of ceramic/fiber composite armor.