SIGRASIC® High-Performance Ceramics
SGL Group produces components made of SIGRASIC® for customized ballistic protection to our customers needs.
While having significant operational advantages such as light weight (2.9g/cm³ density), multi-hit capability, easy integration, shapeable to complex forms and high tolerance to heat.
SIGRASIC® performance starts its performance at .50 Caliber going through and past STANAG 5. As the critical element of an integrated system C/SiC will increase the life cycle and reduce the whole life costs while maintaining the needed mobility and surviveabilty in a combat environment.
Material:
SIGRASIC® offers major advantages over conventional bullet-proof ceramics:
| Properties | SIGRASIC + backing |
Ballistic steel + backing |
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3)+ backing |
Boron carbide (B4C)+ backing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight per unit area | + | - | + | ++ |
| Minimal curved installation space required | + | - | - | - |
| Complex shapes | ++ | - | - | - |
| Multi-hit capability | yes | yes | with reservations | with reservations |
| Minimal vehicle adaptation required | + | - | + | + |
Properties: ++ = very good + = good – = poor – – = very poor