Laminates for Ballistic Protection

Abstract

Kevlar 29 and fiberglass laminates were ballistically evaluated with 9 mm projectiles to determine their ability to protect against severe hand gun threats. The Kevlar laminates exhibit an advantage over the glass laminates, providing complete protection against 9 mm projectiles up to 395 m/sec at an areal density of 7.3 kg/square meter. The glass laminates allowed some complete penetrations even at a higher areal density.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA008020

Entities

People

  • Maurice R. Denommee
  • Roy C. Laible

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Fabrics
  • Fiberglass
  • Fibers
  • Glass
  • Laminated Glass
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Plastics
  • Projectiles
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Resins
  • Resistance
  • Tensile Properties
  • Tensile Strength

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • ballistics.