DEVELOPMENT OF ARAMID

EPOXY REINFORCED ZIRCONIA

TOUGHENED ALUMINA
BALLISTIC COMPOSITE
M u h a m m a d A h m e d Ta r a r ( 1 6 0 5 0 1 0 1 7 )
Muhammad Abubakar khalid (160501038)

S u p e r v i s o r : D r. O w a i s - u r - R e h m a n
 CONTENTS
• Introduction
• GAP Analysis
• Benefits
• Literature Review
• Deliverables
• Methodology
• Procedural Milestones
• Timeline
• Cost Estimation
 INTRODUCTION

• Typically, ballistic materials are made of a high strength ceramic such as

silicon carbide or an explosive reactive ceramic. However, by coupling the
plates made of Zirconia Toughened Alumina which is a relatively lower
cost ceramic, to aramid composites, comparative ballistic properties can
be achieved.
• Our objective is to develop the ballistic material and to design and
fabricate an armor using this material
 GAP ANALYSIS

• WORK
ALREADY DONE
• Previously armors are made
of metals or Kevlar only
which makes it comparatively
heavier
• NOVELITY
• Use of alumina will ensure
a light weight ballistic
material with high
mechanical strength
 BENEFITS

• Low weight ballistic material formation

• High strength material formation possible
• Local fabrication would mean that manufacturing costs would decrease
• Economical aspect and ease of use of project can help to commercialized
it in Market
 LITERATURE REVIEW
Sr. # Title Author(s) Main Findings Year

1 The role of adhesive in the ballistic/structural M. Grujicic , B. The role of the adhesive 2012
performance of ceramic/polymer–matrix composite Pandurangan, B. is investigated under: (a)
hybrid armor d’Entremont high loading-rate
conditions accompanying
impact of an armor-
piercing projectile onto
the armor structure; and
(b) low loading rate
conditions associated
with the ingress of the
loads
2 Ceramic–polymer composites for ballistic P. Colombo, F. Zordan study composite layered 2006
protection and E. Medvedovski systems based on
monolithic armor ceramic
tiles joined with polymer
infiltrated ceramic foams
 LITERATURE REVIEW
Sr. # Title
3 Hybrid fiber reinforced polymer
composites – a review
4 CERAMIC AND HYBRID MICRO-
ARCHITECTED MATERIALS FOR HIGH
TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS
Author(s) Main Findings Year
TP Sathishkumar, J The mechanical properties (tensile, 2014
Naveen and S flexural and impact), of natural/
Satheeshkumar synthetic fiber reinforced hybrid
polymer composites were reported
Andrew L. R. Moodie , Presents an innovative additive 2014
Jesse P. Angle , Edward manufacturing approach for fully
C. Tackett , Timothy J. optimized ceramic and hybrid
Rupert, Martha L. (ceramic/polymer) hierarchical micro-
Mecartney , Lorenzo architected materials for extreme
Valdevit environments
 DELIVERABLES
• Formation of composite system

• Modelling based Research paper

• Fabrication of molds of the specimen

• Fabrication of specimen which will be a low cost, low weight, high

strength ballistic material which will be tested experimentally
 METHODOLOGY

Literature
Fabrication Testing
Review

Design of
Procurement Finishing
Armor

Analyses Mold Research

(ABAQUS) Development Paper
 PROCEDURAL MILESTONES
Milestone Deliverable

Sintering of Alumina Hardware

Bonding of Kevlar to alumina Hardware

Fabrication Model

Ballistic Material Testing Working Model

Research Paper Complete Prototype with thesis and Paper

TIMELINE
 COST ESTIMATION
Items Estimated cost (PRs.)

Mold Formation 10,000

Infusion Setup 10,000

Zirconia 40,000

Alumina 20,000

Kevlar 10,000

Total 90,000
 REFERENCES
• Colombo, P., Zordan, F., & Medvedovski, E. (2006). Ceramic – polymer composites for ballistic
protection, (May 2014). https://doi.org/10.1179/174367606X84440
• Garcia-avila, M., Portanova, M., & Rabiei, A. (2014). Ballistic performance of a composite
metal foam-ceramic armor system. Procedia Materials Science, 4(2010), 145–150.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mspro.2014.07.571
• Grujicic, M., Pandurangan, B., & Entremont, B. (2012). The role of adhesive in the ballistic /
structural performance of ceramic / polymer – matrix composite hybrid armor. JOURNAL OF
MATERIALS&DESIGN, 41, 380–393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2012.05.023
• plants Computational modeling of hip im- Learn more about zirconia toughened alumina
zirconia toughened alumina. (n.d.).
• Program, M. (2017). Production and Characterization of a Hybrid Polymer Matrix Composite.
https://doi.org/10.1002/pc
• Sathishkumar, T. P., Naveen, J., & Satheeshkumar, S. (2014). Hybrid fiber reinforced polymer
composites – a review, (March). https://doi.org/10.1177/0731684413516393
• Valdevit, L. (n.d.). CERAMIC AND HYBRID MICRO-ARCHITECTED MATERIALS FOR HIGH
TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS, 1–10.
 REFERENCES
• Yasir Saeed, CHARACTERIZATION OF SINTERED ZIRCONIA TOUGHNED
ALUMINA CERAMICS MATRIX COMPOSITES
• https://www.ceramtec.com/ballistic-protection/
• https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/96aa/b8d253696baf43251e33f4b646e
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• https://ceramics.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118408100.c
h7
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026130691200324X
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