Russian scientists have created ultra-strong armor plates that are 20-30% lighter than existing analogues but maintain the same strength. Upon impact, they create almost no dangerous behind-armor effect and, most importantly, do not shatter into fragments. The development was presented by the East Siberia State University of Technology and Management.
VSGUTU received a certificate of conformity for Br3 protection class plates after successful tests at the Scientific Research Institute of Steel. The university became one of the few Russian universities to have such a certificate.
Production is controlled at every stage – from raw material intake to the release of the finished product. A bioactive material is used in the manufacture of the plates.
VSGUTU's partners include Ulan-Ude Order of Lenin LVRZ JSC "Zheldorremmash" and OOO MIP "Baikal Scientific Center of Strength". Together, they create prototypes, digital twins, and additive molds necessary for the serial production of composite material products.
In the future, specialists plan to develop armored plates of the fourth and fifth protection classes, protective screens for low-orbit spacecraft, and armor plates for vehicles.
A separate part of the work involved tests in real field conditions. They were conducted in various weather conditions, and the data obtained was used to create a digital twin of the dynamic load process.