Additively manufactured armor and method for making the same
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsMichael D. Nevinsky, Antonio Paesano, Nilay B. Pandya
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an additively manufactured multi-layered ballistic armor and a method of forming a multi-layered ballistic armor. The multi-layered ballistic armor includes a metal layer and a ceramic layer. The metal layer includes first mechanical interconnection features and a plurality of first pores. The ceramic layer includes second mechanical interconnection features configured to mechanically interconnect with the first mechanical interconnection features and a plurality of second pores.
Claims20
A ballistic armor comprising:
- a metal layer, comprising:
- first mechanical interconnection features;
- and
- a plurality of first pores;
- and
- a ceramic layer, comprising:
- second mechanical interconnection features, configured to mechanically interconnect with the first mechanical interconnection features;
- and
- a plurality of second pores;
- wherein:
- the plurality of first pores is configured such that a density of the metal layer varies across a thickness of the metal layer;
- and
- the plurality of second pores is configured such that a density of the ceramic layer varies across a thickness of the ceramic layer.
A vehicle comprising:
- a component;
- and
- ballistic armor configured to ballistically protect the component, the ballistic armor comprising:
- a metal layer, comprising:
- first mechanical interconnection features;
- and
- a plurality of first pores;
- and
- a ceramic layer, comprising:
- second mechanical interconnection features, configured to mechanically interconnect with the first mechanical interconnection features;
- and
- a plurality of second pores;
- wherein:
- the plurality of first pores is configured such that a density of the metal layer varies across a thickness of the metal layer;
- and
- the plurality of second pores is configured such that a density of the ceramic layer varies across a thickness of the ceramic layer.
A method of forming ballistic armor, the method comprising:
- forming a metal layer having first mechanical interconnection features and a plurality of first pores;
- and
- forming a ceramic layer, having a plurality of second pores and second mechanical interconnection features, onto the metal layer such that the second mechanical interconnection features interlock with the first mechanical interconnection features;
- wherein forming the ceramic layer comprises additively manufacturing the ceramic layer onto the metal layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.