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Exote

Exote is a titanium carbide developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. It is able to withstand high temperatures and can be used for ballistic protection for personnel and vehicles, for example the Protolab Misu uses a liner of Exote carbide.

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Exote is a titanium carbide developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.¹ It is able to withstand high temperatures and can be used for ballistic protection for personnel and vehicles, for example the Protolab Misu uses a liner of Exote carbide.¹²

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"New strategically important hard metal developed in Finland". VTT. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. September 3, 2013.
Tero Tuominen (September 7, 2020). "Misu, or Protolab PMPV, offers protection against mines". Reserviläinen.