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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2008
Prashant G. Karandikar, Avondale, PA (US);
Sam Salamone, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Allyn L. Mccormick, Lewes, DE (US);
Michael K. Aghajanian, Newark, DE (US);
Glen Evans, Newark, DE (US);
Prashant G. Karandikar, Avondale, PA (US);
Sam Salamone, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Allyn L. McCormick, Lewes, DE (US);
Michael K. Aghajanian, Newark, DE (US);
Glen Evans, Newark, DE (US);
M Cubed Technologies, Inc., Trumbull, CT (US);
Abstract
A diamond-reinforced SiC ceramic composite material and shaped article. The addition of diamond to the microstructure greatly enhances properties such as hardness and Young's modulus. Such a composite material has considerable promise as an armor material. In particular, significant increases in ballistic performance can be achieved versus a non-diamond-containing composite, particularly versus the M993 threat. Reaction bonded silicon carbide (RBSC) ceramics with 7% diamond were shown to offer ballistic performance levels that matched the best commercial ceramics tested on the program.