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Not modern body armor. You want lots of deformation before failure, which is almost the opposite of brittle. Like the crush zone of a car.
by beerandt 5y ago
Not modern body armor. You want lots of deformation before failure, which is almost the opposite of brittle.
Like the crush zone of a car.
- analognoise 5y agoDon't modern body armors have ceramic inserts? - I think the idea is to shatter the incoming projectile, then catch the pieces while cushioning the impact. Modern combat body armor, anyway.
- beerandt 5y agoSort of. The ceramic is designed to shatter using as much energy as possible. After spreading the remaining energy sad much as possible. The bullet shattering is only important if it's high powered armor piercing rounds. Otherwise it's usually bc it's a hollow point or is incidental. But there are lots of different theories and designs.
- baybal2 5y ago> which is almost the opposite of brittle. Brittle failure can actually dissipate more energy than ductile one.