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Ageing of High Strength p-Aramid Fibers Used in Body Armor
To improve the reliability and design of armor, it is imperative to understand the failure modes and the degradation rates of the materials used in armor. Despite the best... -
Aged Body Armor- Linking Theory to Practice by Predicting Ballistic...
We present correlations found between the tensile strengths of yarns extracted from armor and the V50 ballistic limit when significant degradation of the mechanical properties... -
Aged and unaged PBIA-based copolymer testing for soft body armor applications
Traditionally, soft body armor has been made from materials such as poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (PPTA) and ultra-high molar mass polyethylene (UHMMPE). However, to... -
Aged and unaged flexible unidirectional composite laminate tensile testing...
Flexible Unidirectional (UD) composite laminates are commonly being used for ballistic-resistant body armor. These laminates comprise UD layers, each constructed by laminating...