*Ballistic Composites, the Present and the Future DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.102524*

materials that, due to their physical and mechanical properties (e.g., HEL, density, strength, toughness, and hardness, etc.), have wide application, but can most often be used in cutting tools and materials for ballistic protection [41–43]. Since this material is fireproof, it can also be used at high temperatures, but it has been determined that at temperatures higher than 1400°C, the mechanism of plastic deformation is activated, which leads to grain-boundary sliding and creep boundary [43]. In order to increase the quality of ceramic products based on TiB2, a series of tests of microstructural design control procedures have been initiated. Thus, research in recent years has led to improvements in the sintering process compared to traditional non-pressure techniques that are more efficient in terms of economic viability and physical-mechanical properties of the product. Advanced methods such as external pressure contribute to the consolidation of the ceramic structure and obtaining a dense mass. Hot pressing or hot isostatic by pressing have enabled the improvement of the microstructure of fireproof materials with reduced processing temperatures. In recent years, the Spark Plasma Sintering process has played a significant role in the production of ceramic materials, in which the density of the final product is increased by pulsed electrical flow electricity for a shorter period of treatment. **Table 6** shows the physical, mechanical, and oxidation properties of Titanium-diboride [44].

By comparison of physical and mechanical properties in **Table 5** and previous one showed properties of Alumina, Silicon Carbide and Boron Carbide it can be concluded that is all parameters higher in the case of Titanium-diboride than previously explained ceramics materials. In the case of the production and application of composites based on titanium-diboride, due to the increased density, the final product would have a higher mass compared to previous ceramics. Therefore, optimal parameters should be found in the production of composites.
