A composite material comprising: at least two metallic arrays of oblong metal bars, wherein said oblong metal bars are composed of a metal having a tensile strength of 1140 MPa or greater, are at least 0.3 millimeters (mm) thick, at least 2 mm wide and at least 10 mm long are each individually wrapped by strip of a non-metallic material and spaces between the oblong metal bars within each of the at least two metallic arrays are each equal to or greater than a width of one of said oblong metal bars and are filled with a non-metallic filler, wherein said oblong metal bars within each of said arrays are arranged along common planes, each common plane of a given array of said arrays being common to a longitudinal side of each of said oblong metal bars within the given array, parallel to common planes of other of said at least two metallic arrays and distinct from common planes of other of said at least two metallic arrays; a separating non-metallic layer between each given two metallic arrays of the at least two metallic arrays, each of said separating non-metallic layers being comprised of a non-metallic material and residing contiguously between the given two metallic arrays such that a longitudinal plane of said separating non-metallic layer is between, and parallel to the common planes of the given two metallic arrays; and characterized in that two exterior non-metallic layers comprised of a non-metallic material each contiguously residing on an exterior side of an exterior metallic array of said at least two metallic arrays such that a plane of said exterior non-metallic layers is on the exterior side of, and parallel to, the common plane of the respective exterior metallic array; wherein said at least two metallic arrays and said separating and exterior non-metallic layers are arranged in contiguous alternating layers, starting and ending with a non-metallic layer, said alternating layers alternating in a direction perpendicular to said common planes, to form a solid composite material having a non-metallic exterior surface. at least two metallic arrays of oblong metal bars, wherein said oblong metal bars are composed of a metal having a tensile strength of 1140 MPa or greater, are at least 0.3 millimeters (mm) thick, at least 2 mm wide and at least 10 mm long are each individually wrapped by strip of a non-metallic material and spaces between the oblong metal bars within each of the at least two metallic arrays are each equal to or greater than a width of one of said oblong metal bars and are filled with a non-metallic filler, wherein said oblong metal bars within each of said arrays are arranged along common planes, each common plane of a given array of said arrays being common to a longitudinal side of each of said oblong metal bars within the given array, parallel to common planes of other of said at least two metallic arrays and distinct from common planes of other of said at least two metallic arrays; a separating non-metallic layer between each given two metallic arrays of the at least two metallic arrays, each of said separating non-metallic layers being comprised of a non-metallic material and residing contiguously between the given two metallic arrays such that a longitudinal plane of said separating non-metallic layer is between, and parallel to the common planes of the given two metallic arrays; and characterized in that two exterior non-metallic layers comprised of a non-metallic material each contiguously residing on an exterior side of an exterior metallic array of said at least two metallic arrays such that a plane of said exterior non-metallic layers is on the exterior side of, and parallel to, the common plane of the respective exterior metallic array; wherein said at least two metallic arrays and said separating and exterior non-metallic layers are arranged in contiguous alternating layers, starting and ending with a non-metallic layer, said alternating layers alternating in a direction perpendicular to said common planes, to form a solid composite material having a non-metallic exterior surface.