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Ceramic Body Armor Components

CoorsTek has manufactured advanced ceramic body armor components for over three decades and works with the industry's top armor integrators to develop next-generation body armor to protect soldiers of today and tomorrow.

Superior Lightweight Protection Using Next-Generation Ceramic Torso Plates
CoorsTek offers lightweight, superior-quality torso plates in a wide variety of shapes, sizes,
thicknesses, and materials including:

• CeraShield™ High-Density Aluminum Oxides
• The traditional monolithic plate material, CoorsTek offers extremely high-volume, multi-facility production capacity
• Standard sizes and shapes including all SAPI sizes.
• Custom thicknesses available from 1 mm and up


• CeraShield Silicon Carbides
• Superior hardness for advanced threats
• Lower weight with higher performance benefits


• CeraShield Boron Carbides
• Lowest density for ultra-lightweight designs

Representative examples of our standard plates are illustrated below. Most sizes and shapes are offered in all CeraShield materials. Custom shapes, sizes, and thicknesses are readily manufactured to customer specification.

Contact our ceramic body armor components specialists today!

Standard and Custom Shapes

SAPI Plates

Front Plates – Double Curve

Front Plates – Multi Curve

Back Plates – Double Curve

Back Plates – Triple Curve

Groin Plates