Surely almost everyone who loves action movies, or in general is at least somehow familiar with the outside world, knows or at least heard what a bulletproof vest is. And for sure, everyone has heard about the so-called, Kevlar body armor, one of the best in its class, but with the greatest disadvantage, they are disposable and too expensive for the layman. Here, various body armor with plates come to the rescue, but how to understand which plates are better to take, ceramic or iron? And what is the difference between them?

The comparison of steel and ceramics is, in fact, quite a fruitful topic for various kinds of discussions that have been raised for more than a dozen years. This is exactly what all those who purchase level IIIA soft body armor for personal protection argue about! But still, for individual use, it is steel armor plates for bulletproof vests that are recommended , due to several of their features!

Let's look at the advantages of steel in this confrontation:

• Cheapness - steel, in relation to ceramics, is quite cheap, but in addition to this, you can find many plates that were still usable, but were simply decommissioned from army warehouses. This item is worth every penny!
• Despite the cheapness, steel is quite reliable, the panels made of it are very durable, and they do not require special handling.
• Steel plates, extremely affordable! Still, they are produced by a large number of various companies, and some craftsmen manage to rivet such plates even from improvised materials!

Steel also has its drawbacks:

• And such plates weigh very decently, because steel is a fairly dense material, and thus from its main advantage, almost its main drawback emerges, because far from everyone is capable of carrying this on themselves!
• In profile, such plates are adjusted only basic, and therefore, for most users, they will become hell in reality, because with such a weight, and a bunch of sharp corners, they are quite inconvenient to use, and they restrict movement at times, not to mention the handling of weapons.
• One of the most dangerous aspects of using such steel plates is ricochets, because any bullet or projectile hitting such a plate can quite successfully fly off into nearby people. In order to prevent this, they are trying to cover them with special materials that increase friction, but even so, the very presence of such a risk speaks for itself.