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Shock-Resistant Materials Based on Commercial Grade Ceramic: Achievements and Prospects for Improving Their Ballistic Efficiency

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The main approaches are formulated for improving the ballistic efficiency of ceramic composite armor protection based on improving the structure of shock-resistant ceramic materials and ceramic armor elements at nano-, micro-, and macro-levels. The contemporary state and development trends are reviewed and analyzed for ways of improving ballistic properties that are based on forming a fine-grained monolithic ceramic structure, creation of composite (dispersion-strengthened and fiber-reinforced) ceramic materials, creation of materials with properties varied throughout the volume (layered and graded), and creation of a discrete (mosaic) ceramic layer structure.

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Garshin, A.P., Kulik, V.I. & Nilov, A.S. Shock-Resistant Materials Based on Commercial Grade Ceramic: Achievements and Prospects for Improving Their Ballistic Efficiency. Refract Ind Ceram 57, 207–219 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11148-016-9955-0

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