silicon and reacted therewith customary production processes also include such where the c c body is densified via the liquid or gas phase with carbon precursors such as substances which form carbon upon heating in the absence of oxidizing media or by means of carbon or the matrix comprising predominantly sic si and c is produced by gas phase infiltration cvd chemical vapor deposition or cvi chemical vapor infiltration or by pyrolysis of si containing pre ceramic polymers the process and material of the present invention is used to form a composite armor including a disrupting layer and a backing layer which provides protection against blast and ballistic threats included in the present invention are encapsulated ceramic materials that may be used to provide protection from ballistic and overpressure threats a disruptive layer is provided to u201c disrupt u201d a projectile striking the composite armor through one or more mechanisms resulting in a dispersal of its kinetic energy materials used for automotive brake disks are nowadays predominantly steel or gray cast iron and in aircraft applications carbon materials reinforced with carbon fibers c c the properties required of the disk materials are high mechanical stability heat resistance hardness and wear resistance in combination with the friction partner in the friction pairing of the brake the use temperature of gray cast iron brake disks used hitherto is limited by the melting point of the material the temperature at which mechanical failure occurs is depending on the stress significantly below the melting point furthermore there is a risk of cracking.