TORITECHNOLOGIES

Technology

Material system, production route and qualification.

A composite ceramic system based on titanium diboride, produced by low-temperature vacuum sintering. The route yields approximately forty technical ceramic compositions, of which fourteen to sixteen are new-generation armor materials.

Properties & cost

Physical and mechanical data.

Figures below describe the sintered composite armor material. The governing design target is a grain size below one micron, achieved by controlling both the milling regime and the sintering cycle, and by selecting alloy components that inhibit grain growth.

Values are indicative of the material system. Composition-specific data and applicable test reports are supplied with a formal enquiry.

Property Value Unit
Process Liquid-phase and solid-state sintering —
Density 4.0 – 4.4 g/cc
Microhardness 3300 – 3600 kg/mm²
Bending strength 40 – 100 kg/mm²
Grain size, sintered 0.5 – 0.7 µm
Material cost $30 – $50 per kg
Application Ballistic armor —

Production route

Seven stages, powder to qualified plate.

Liquid-phase and solid-state sintering of titanium diboride-based composite armor powders.

  1. Stage 01: Wet milling
    01

    Wet milling

    Titanium diboride-based composite armor powders are wet-milled to control particle size distribution.

  2. Stage 02: Vacuum drying
    02

    Vacuum drying

    Milled material is dried in a vacuum furnace to remove residual milling fluid before forming.

  3. Stage 03: Cold-press forming
    03

    Cold-press forming

    Dried powders are cold-pressed under defined forming regimes to produce green compacts.

  4. Stage 04: Green plate
    04

    Green plate

    The pressed powder forms a square plate, with geometry set by the press mould.

  5. Stage 05: Vacuum sintering
    05

    Vacuum sintering

    Cold-pressed plates are sintered in a high-temperature vacuum furnace to full density.

  6. Stage 06: Finished plate
    06

    Finished plate

    Sintered armor plates are inspected and prepared for ballistic qualification.

  7. Stage 07: Ballistic testing
    07

    Ballistic testing

    Plates are live-fire tested across three calibres and documented in shooting reports.

Qualification

Live-fire tested, documented and classified.

Sintered plates are ballistically tested across three calibres. Results are recorded in shooting reports and classified against the VPAM protection-level standard.

Test documentation, threat cartridge data and protection-level classification are released to qualified enquiries.

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Test calibres

  • .300 Winchester Magnum
  • .338 Lapua Magnum
  • 7.62 × 54 mm

Applications

Personal protection and vehicle armor.

Hard armor plates

Ceramic strike faces for armor vests, produced to standard or customer-defined plate geometry.

Combat helmets

Ceramic composite elements for head protection where weight and multi-hit capability both govern.

Vehicle armor

Appliqué and integrated packages for armoured combat vehicles of all classes, in complex plate geometries.

Documentation

Available on request.

  • AP WC-core cartridges

    Threat cartridge data for armor-piercing rounds with tungsten carbide cores.

  • Composite material properties

    Full physical and mechanical property data for the material system.

  • Ballistic shooting reports

    Live-fire test documentation across the qualification calibres.

  • VPAM protection levels

    Protection level classification against the VPAM standard.

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