Modern composite armor materials

Abstract

Currently, composite armored vehicles based on a ceramic layer, polymer and natural fibers are of great interest. This work is a review article and includes scientific works over the past 18 years. The aim of the work is to generalize literary data on research on the creation of armored vehicles. Camamosetosite armor based on various brands of Kevlar is a promising material. At the same time, natural materials in their ballistic properties are not inferior to polymeric materials. Widespread use in this field of research and nanomaterials. The use of carbon nanotubes that differ in unique strength properties can significantly reduce the mass of body armor. When using nanomaterials for body armor can reduce its thickness by 15-35 times. Promising are also multilayer metal armored vehicles obtained by explosion welding by explosion. Light metals as aluminum and titanium are used as metal materials. As a result of heat treatment in the structure of composite material, intermetallic layers of TiAl₃ with a thickness of 90-100 microns are formed. It is known that intermetallic compounds are characterized by high physical and mechanical properties. In this work, various composite materials are considered for anti-ocal resistance and resistance to high-speed impact.