Ceramic Components for Personal Protection Equipment (Alumina Ballistic Ceramics)

High hardness · Light weight · Built to drawing
Ballistic ceramic Hard armour plate Alumina Ceramic substrate Wear parts Custom to drawing

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Product overview

The manufacturer supported by FangService develops, manufactures and markets structural and functional ceramics, built on high purity, ultrafine raw materials and easy-sintering processing, focusing on 99, 99.5 and 99.9 high-purity alumina ceramics and ZTA fine ceramics. This page presents ceramic components for personal protection equipment, including hexagonal and curved ballistic tiles and inserts for hard armour plates and body armour, together with matching industrial ceramic parts such as ceramic substrates, seal rings, pump impellers, classifier wheels and nozzles.

How ballistic ceramics work

When struck, metals absorb energy through plastic deformation, while ceramics barely deform plastically. Their high strength and high hardness blunt or even shatter the projectile, and as the ceramic itself is crushed it absorbs the kinetic energy of the high-velocity projectile, reducing the damage to the body or object behind it.

Protection grades and defence applications

The ballistic ceramic is supplied in three quality grades: premium (Al₂O₃ 99.5%, density ≥3.90 g/cm³, hardness ≥1,550 HV5, flexural strength 380 MPa), first (99.0%, ≥3.88 g/cm³, ≥1,500 HV5, 350 MPa) and qualified (98.0%, ≥3.80 g/cm³, ≥1,400 HV5, 320 MPa), all with impact toughness of 2.2 J/cm². Typical uses are hard armour plates and body armour for personal protection, and protective components for military and police equipment programmes. Specific protection levels (such as NIJ, GA or STANAG) are confirmed against the drawings, ballistic testing and test report agreed by both parties.

Technical parameters

MaterialHigh-purity alumina ceramic, Al₂O₃ 98.0%–99.5%
Density≥3.80–3.90 g/cm³
Vickers hardness HV5≥1,400–1,550
Flexural strength320–380 MPa
Impact toughness2.2 J/cm²
Elastic modulus300–320 GPa
Shapes suppliedHexagonal tiles, curved tiles, hard armour plate inserts, body armour components
Matching ceramic partsCeramic substrates, seal rings, pump impellers, classifier wheels, nozzles, sand mill parts

Key advantages

High hardness and strengthUnder projectile impact the ceramic hardly deforms plastically; its strength and hardness blunt or shatter the projectile.
Light weightLower density than steel at comparable protection, cutting the load on the wearer and the platform.
Graded supplySupplied in premium, first and qualified grades with published density, hardness and strength values.
Group-integratedPowder is supplied by the group's own materials arm, keeping quality and lead time stable.

Applications

Personal protection equipment such as hard armour plates and body armour, military and police protective equipment programmes, and industrial ceramic parts for machinery, chemical, semiconductor and medical applications.

Manufacturer profile

The manufacturer supported by FangService selects premium raw materials and applies nano and ultrafine processing, engineering advanced ceramics through chemical composition and structural design.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which shapes can be supplied?

Hexagonal tiles, curved tiles, hard armour plate inserts and body armour components, produced to drawing or sample.

How are the grades defined?

Premium, first and qualified grades, with density, hardness, flexural strength and impact toughness published for each.

How is the protection level confirmed?

Protection levels are confirmed against the agreed test report. Please state the standard you require and we will quote accordingly.