Saint Gobain Armor Ceramics

Every product and material is designed to maximize performance and durability while minimalizing environmental impact.

Saint gobain armor ceramics. Results from our latest designs have shown a greater than 50 reduction in weight and thickness at improved ballistic performance compared to traditional glass solutions. All ac 130u gunships incorporate hexoloy sa sintered silicon carbide tiles. Alternatively ballistic performance can be significantly enhanced without increasing. Saint gobain the world leader in the habitat and construction markets designs manufactures and distributes building and high performance materials providing innovative solutions to the challenges of growth energy efficiency and environmental protection.

Our ceramics for wear resistance can be used in crushing pulverization grinding application separation application pneumatic conveying piping components belt conveyor components slurry pump components distinctive components. Saint gobain s reliable ceramic materials for composite armor systems have been field tested and approved for more than 40 years consistently leading the industry with differentiated solutions. Safire transparent armor solutions address the ever increasing demands of ballistic performance at a reduced weight and thickness. Saint gobain s ceramic armor can be custom designed from a variety of shapes including complex curvatures.

Saint gobain offers unparalleled design flexibility with the most innovative and consistent ceramics in the world for composite armor systems. For protection against high level threats that soft armor cannot defeat law enforcement personnel should consider an upgrade to an armor system. Saint gobain ceramics regroups saint gobain s businesses specialized in ceramic based solutions for industrial clients. From the world s first ceramic body armor system developed to protect u s.

Troops in the vietnam conflict to advanced systems for warfighters in global modern combat saint gobain has been at the forefront of innovation performance and manufacturing reliability. Saint gobain s extensive material portfolio and forming capabilities ensure a solution for any armor need including unique machined tiles that accommodate complex shapes holes and angles. As a result saint gobain has now positioned itself as one of the foremost silicon carbide ceramic suppliers worldwide. Our product range spans from advanced ceramic grains and powders to specialty refractories and ceramic systems.

Saint gobain performance ceramics and refractories have developed a range of wear resistance solutions. Saint gobain designs and co develops armor panel components for military law enforcement and civilian applications.