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

Abstract

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.