Posted March 7, 2017 4:00 am by Comments

By Pete

Composite Metal Foam

A professor and her team at NC State has developed a type of metal foam that is capable of stopping some of the most powerful small arms rounds in use by the military. Sandwiched between a ceramic strike face and a Kevlar or aluminum backplate, the ballistic composite is effective even at thicknesses of 8mm […]

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