METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BORON CARBIDE ARMOR TILES
Assignee
CERADYNE, INC.
Filed
Dec 17, 1984
Granted
Apr 25, 1989
Location
SAN CLEMENTE CA US
Abstract
A method of providing fastener holes in extremely hard ceramic armor comprises the steps of: (a) providing a billet of precompacted ceramic powder material; (b) drilling the desired holes in the billet; (c) preparing a plug of non-sintering material that is chemically compatible with and has compaction characteristics similar to the ceramic powder material; (d) pressing the plugs into the billet holes; (e) hot pressing the billet and plugs at conventional temperature and pressure for manufacture of a ceramic armor structure, and; (f) removing plugs by conventional tooling or sandblasting.
Source: Google Patents
35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
May 8, 1985
Rescinded
Oct 12, 1988
Duration
3 years, 5 months
Inventor
- 1RICHARD J. PALICKA
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 4824624
- Application
- 00668493
- Aerospace match
- No
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records