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Optically Clear Aluminum Provides Bulletproof Protection
June 5, 2015
While the U.S. Navy is busy with the development of a new , is already commercially producing its own version called .
Developed by Raytheon, ALON or aluminum oxynitride, begins as a powder, which is then molded and baked in very high heat. The heating process causes the powder to liquefy and cool quickly, leaving the molecules loosely arranged, as if still in liquid form. It is this crystalline structure that provides ALON its level of strength and scratch resistance comparable to rugged sapphir