What Is Ballistic Steel Armour, And How Is It Made?

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What Is Ballistic Steel Armour, And How Is
It Made?

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• The world we live in has become an extremely
  dangerous place due to the use and accessibility
  of weapons. Hence, the need for improved security
  is now of paramount importance. 
• That being said, the steel industry is not
  excluded from the technological developments in
  the security sector, especially with ballistic
  steel armour becoming a global consumable for
  protection against explosions or ballistic
  properties.
• In this article, we will discuss what ballistic
  steel armour is, how it is made, and how
  companies can avail it.

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What Is Ballistic Steel Armour

• Ballistic steel armour plates are highly suitable
  for protection against the pressure caused by
  blasts and other explosions. 
• The material has been treated to have improved
  hardness and strength, which results in an
  advanced ballistic property. This steel is used
  in a host of various applications. The main
  applications include 
• Military Vehicles associative equipment
• Security vehicles and cars
• Walls, doors and window frames
• Bank Counters and Bank Vaults

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• To ensure the steel has properties that make it
  hard and strong, it also needs to maintain good
  dimensional accuracy and excellent flatness. 
• However, to be effective, the armour plate steel
  should be extremely hard and must have a great
  resistance to shock. Only then will the steel be
  capable of providing blast and ballistic
  protection. Hence, the entire process of creating
  ballistic steel armour needs to be rigorously
  monitored and effectively followed. But, how is
  ballistic steel armour made? 

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How Is Ballistic Steel Armour Made?

• Ballistic steel armour is made in the same way as
  many other forms of modern plate steel, which
  includes iron, coal, steel scrap. In this
  process, various minerals are fired and melted in
  a blast furnace to create what is called heat.
  This heat is then poured out and rolled into
  slabs of chemically-similar material at a
  specified width. The slabs are then allowed to
  cool, following which they are re-heated and
  rolled under a mill to a lesser thickness. The
  slabs are then cut to a certain length while
  still hot, which are then allowed to cool again

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• The twisted crystals give pretty high durability.
  That twisted cubical variant of iron crystals is
  described martensite, hence the name martensitic
  armour steels.
• A secondary heat treatment method, named
  tempering, can be implemented to produce the
  steel more flexible, formable in a cold state,
  and less susceptible to fatigue shattering. 
• In conclusion, over the past decade, steel
  manufacturing technology has developed tenfold,
  with armouring companies in UAE like Cemar
  International pushing the lines to create new and
  advanced products. So, the future of ballistic
  steel armour is surely bright!