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BLINDAJE CERAMICO [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Equipment
  • Armour
CONT

Ceramic armors are used for the containment of blast fragments and prevention of bullet penetration. They were developed ... for projectile resistance with a high hardness and compressive strength combined with an advantage of lightweight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel militaire
  • Arme blindée

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo militar
  • Fuerzas blindadas
CONT

El concepto de blindaje cerámico se remonta a 1918, cuando el Mayor Neville Monroe Hopkins descubrió que una placa de acero balístico era mucho más resistente a la penetración si se cubría con una fina capa de esmalte.

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