About Us
Modern Ceramics Company is a private Australian company incorporated in 1999 to undertake research into new ceramic materials and their applications particularly in relation to anti-ballistic armor.
We quickly determined that, while aluminum oxide was readily available, there was an unfulfilled worldwide demand for low-cost armor-grade silicon carbide and boron carbide.
Since then the company has pioneered
several new technologies:
- A new technique for the low cost production of silicon carbide plate for anti-ballistic armor.
- In 2001 we commenced production of silicon carbide armor plate at our Sydney plant using the newly developed processes.
- Our plate is now being used by the armed forces of six countries (and several police forces in Australia, America, Asia and Europe and has been tested in combat).
Our new plant, opened in late 2004, enables us to manufacture up to 300,000 breastplates per annum.
- Aus Shield
- A world first - a ceramic armor that combines the hardness of silicon carbide/boron carbide with the toughness (multi-hit capability) and structural qualities of steel.
- MEGATILE
- Another world first - a ceramic tile for building and construction that is extremely tough.
(able to withstand hammer blows).
- SILICON CARBIDE CERAMICS
- Low cost, high quality Silicon Carbide Armor.
Most hard armor currently used by police and military organizations is made from ceramics.
- VERY HIGH-DENSITY GRAPHITE
- Mc2 has collaborated with our sister company Australia Aligned Graphite, to develop a technology for the production of a new form of graphite with virtually zero forosity that can be manufactured at a fraction of the cost of conventional graphite.
