Patent ID: 8464626

Claim:
A hybrid tile metal matrix composite armor, formed by placing at least one material layer in a closed mold cavity, the outer periphery of the at least one material layer and the mold cavity inside periphery having a space defining an outer seam, comprising: at least one material layer, said at least one material layer comprising at least one first reinforcement insert arranged along a common surface, said at least one first reinforcement inserts comprising a reinforcing material having a fraction of void volume, said first reinforcement inserts having at least one inner seam between a plurality of said at least one first reinforcement inserts; said at least one material layer further comprising an outer seam, said fraction of void volume in said at least one reinforcement material and said inner seam and said outer seam further comprising a metal, said metal infiltrated within said fraction of void volume and within said inner and outer seams, said metal infiltration forming an encapsulating layer within said outer seam.