Monolithic Ceramics
| Type of ceramic | RB B4C |
DS SiC |
RB SiC |
DS SiC/B4C 60/40 |
Al2O3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 2,55 g/cm3 (±0,04) |
3,12 g/cm3 (±0,03) |
2,95 g/cm3 (±0,03) |
2,85 g/cm3 (±0,05) |
3,92 g/cm3 (±0,05) |
| Available Ceramic-Thicknesses (+0,3/-0,1 mm) |
min 5,5 mm > 13 mm |
min 3,0 mm > 12 mm |
min 5,5 mm > 12 mm |
min 3,0 mm > 12 mm |
min 3,0 mm > 12 mm |
| Available Sizes (+3/-3 mm) | All sizes | All sizes | All sizes | All sizes | All sizes |
| Hardness | > 2550 HV | > 2200 HV | > 2400 HV | > 2300 HV | > 1650 HV |
| Fracture-Toughness | 3.0 – 5.0 MPa m½ | 3.0 – 4.0 MPa m½ | 3.5 – 4.5 MPa m½ | 3.0 – 4.5 MPa m½ | 3.8 – 4.8 MPa m½ |
| Elastic-Modulus | 400 – 420 GPa | 400 – 420 Gpa | 380 – 400 Gpa | 380 – 400 GPa | 370 – 390 Gpa |
* Data provided in the table are general values, they may vary depending on the project specifications.
Tile Ceramics
| Type of ceramic | DS B4C |
DS SiC |
DS SiC/B4C 60/40 |
Al2O3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 2,55 g/cm3 (±0,04) |
3,12 g/cm3 (±0,03) |
2,85 g/cm3 (±0,05) |
3,92 g/cm3 (±0,05) |
| Available Ceramic-Thicknesses (+0,15/-0,1 mm) |
min 5,0 mm > 100 mm |
min 3,0 mm > 100 mm |
min 4,0 mm > 100 mm |
min 3,0 mm > 100 mm |
| Available Sizes (+0,2/-0,2 mm) | All shapes | All shapes | All shapes | All shapes |
| Hardness | > 2400 HV | > 2200 HV | > 2300 HV | > 1650 HV |
| Fracture-Toughness | 3.5 – 4.5 MPa m½ | 3.0 – 5.7 MPa m½ | 3.0 – 4.5 MPa m½ | 3.8 – 4.8 MPa m½ |
| Elastic-Modulus | 380 – 400 GPa | 380 – 420 Gpa | 380 – 400 GPa | 370 – 390 Gpa |
* Data provided in the table are general values, they may vary depending on the project specifications.
Ceramics for Personal Armor Solutions
IKH protects all kinds of military, law enforcement officers and security forces with the ballistic ceramics it produces. While providing the best ballistic performance with high-tech ceramics; It is aimed to keep the user's comfort and ergonomics at the maximum level. Solutions created with IKH Ceramics products are combat proven and have been performing well in the field.
Chest Plates and Side Plates
IKH can provide ceramic solutions suitable for all levels of personnel protection standards, including armor-piercing ammunition. According to size, curvature, cut and thickness requirements of the plate, B4C, SiC, Al2O3 and Composite Ceramics can be produced as custom made for the armor manufacturers.
IKH ceramics are light, durable and reliable products that have proven themselves.
Shields
IKH provides the lightest and most reliable ballistic shield ceramics with optional tile or monolithic ceramic solutions. With shield solutions that keep the operator's safety at the maximum and at the same time facilitate ergonomic use; multi-shot resistance and wear/impact protection.
Customized solutions can be provided with IKH Ceramics' broad ceramic portfolio to meet unique and specialized performance requirements.
Ceramics for Vehicle/Platform Armor Solutions
IKH provides customized, light weight, proven ceramic solutions with add-on armor panels for a wide range of vehicles.
Light-weight armor panels have the ability to protect the platform against projectiles with multi-hit capability and resist against different types of impacts and fragments from specific weapons. In addition, add-on armor panels have high resistance to multifunctional usage requirements and environmental conditions like UV light, chemicals, humidity, vibration and shock, etc. with optimum performance.
To create high flexibility and mobility advantages in adapting the platform’s protection level against changing threats across the mission profile, IKH has extensive manufacturing experience with advanced, shaped and flat ceramic solutions that provide protection levels required by international standards and easy assembly and removal options.
Naval Platforms
· Advanced ceramic solutions to increase the protection levels of existing sea platforms.
· Advanced protection of the control room, captain bridge, critical cabling and other critical storage rooms with composite armor solutions.
· Challenging design criteria and resistance to multi functional usage requirements and environmental conditions with optimum performance.
Land Platforms
· Specifically designed ceramics for flat and shaped armor panels with lightweight and optional solutions.
· Compliance with the technical requirements and weight criteria of the projects.
· Full protection under environmental conditions and vibration resistant ballistic armor panels.
Air Platforms
· Weight-effective ballistic ceramic options for the cockpit zone, pilot seat, engine room, fuel tank area, vehicle base and other areas to be armored.
· Solution Provider to increase the ballistic protection level of the existing aircraft with light-weight options.
· Optimum solution compliance with though technical requirements and low-weight criteria of the projects
Advanced Ballistic Ceramics
Direct Sintered Silicon Carbide Powder for Monolithic Ceramics, Green Machining and Big‑Block Ceramics
Direct sintered SiC/B4C 60/40 Composite Powder for Monolithic and Tile Ceramics
Direct Sintered Silicon Carbide Powder for Tile Ceramics
RB Boron Carbide Powder for Monolithic Ceramics