The development of ceramic armor (personnel, vehicular and aircraft) has been underway for many years, striving to attain higher performance, lighter weight economical armor materials, that allow for increased speed, protection, and mobility. This armor is used to blunt ballistic projectiles that are further defeated by back-up materials.

Highly-sinterable silicon carbide from Superior Graphite, HSC® Silicon Carbide Powders, are popular ceramic sub-micron powders used in producing lighter weight, better performing armor.

Superior Graphite is not only a supplier of ceramic powder for the armor market, but is also producing PROTECT TILES™, economical pressureless sintered silicon carbide armor tiles from these powders, for use in lightweight armor solutions to meet increasing threats.