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Ballistic test of silicon carbide

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Uploaded by on Mar 26, 2009

Unlike GE's composite material, which withstood the ballistic test, relatively high strength ceramics, such as silicon carbide or silicon nitride, fail catastrophically. The video above shows the result of firing a steel ball projectile into a silicon carbide plate at more than 150 mph.

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