Experimental Nylon 6 for Personnel Armor

Abstract

The work was an effort to determine whether the performance of the new type Nylon 6 for personnel armor could be further optimized by variations in molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, orientation and crystallinity. The results, although negative in respect to the goals sought, nevertheless show that an investigation of fundamentally different types of fiber is needed to obtain significant improvements in tenacity, work-to-rupture, and attendant increases in impact resistance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0765423

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  • Richard E. Mayer

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
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