Transparent Polyolefin Film Armor

Abstract

The general objective of this project was to determine the optimum processing conditions for the large scale conversion, by molding and laminating of oriented polyolefin film into fragment resistant transparent armor suitable for Army aircraft glazing applications. The manufacturing process must produce a laminate with sufficient adhesion to resist debonding during thermal cycling and yet react as a laminar structure during ballistic impact.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA107562

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People

  • Ralph Shelton

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Assembly
  • Controlled Environment
  • Cooling
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Machines
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics
  • Procurement
  • Standards
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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