Ballistic Test Matrix for Kevlar Material

Abstract

The National Institute for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration has established a program to develop an improved lightweight, inconspicuous armor for protection against the more common handgun threats. As a subtask of this program, ballistic tests were conducted for a matrix of materials, plies, and ballistics utilizing behind-the- armor deformation techniques (backface signature). The purpose of these tests was to ascertain in a limited number of experiments any data trends in the backface signature parameters as functions of the incident ballistic parameters and material characteristics. Except for the small-caliber projectiles, which tend to slip through the weave and defeat the armor, the material backface signature appears to be dependent upon changes in striking kinetic energy, material mass, and material denier. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA029006

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  • Leroy W. Metker
  • Russell N. Prather

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  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Ballistics
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Energy
  • Experimental Data
  • Films
  • Health Services
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Law Enforcement
  • Maryland
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Nylons
  • Projectiles
  • Public Health
  • Weapons

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  • Criminal Law
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials