Ceramic armor plates with composite materials

Abstract

This research has been studied and created the ceramic armor plates with composite materials that been proceeded from drying compression process with mold. Al2O3 that use for compression forming has been analyzed by SEM and XRD. It showed that compound and powder particle led to 5 microns-sized. It had flat circle shape of colundum Al2O3 and hexagonal crystal system. Upper punch of molding has designed and analyzed by FEA to 2 forms, first form was the end-point had flat face and second form was the end-point had a convex. Upper punch had been made from AISI 52100 with 64 HRC, ceramic armor plate had been produced by compression at 1,000 kN which had hexagon side shape of width 25.98 mm for each side or height between parallel side of 45 mm. Al2O3 had been compressed to investigate the distribution of relative density for the height after compression of 15 and 30 mm by analyzing 4 cases that consist of 1.) a case of smooth face of upper punch which has green compact of 15 mm height 2.) a case of convex face of upper punch which has green compact of 15 mm height 3.) a case of smooth end face of upper punch which has green compact of 30 mm height 4.) a case of convex face of upper punch which has green compact of 30 mm height. The result of this study is to propose the distribution of relative density on horizontal axis as it is a relative radius and vertical axis is a relative distance from the upper punch that is an axis of moving down action. This study found that the distribution of relative density form had analogous form for these 4 cases, the density had few differences and had high value at the town edge of green compact due friction between die wall and upper punch. The ceramic armor plate has been set up on UHMWPE fiber plate and used special silicone to connect them together then will get the NIJ 3 standard of ceramic armor plate with Composite materials