Development of a Spectra Fabric PASGT-Type Personnel Helmet

Abstract

This report documents an effort that took place from October 1987 to September 1989 by AlliedSignal Inc. to develop a resin prepreg system compatible with Spectra fabric, and to fabricate helmets which have equal ballistic protection to the current Personnel Armor System, Ground Troop (PASGT) helmet, but with at least 1/3 weight reduction utilizing Spectra woven fabric prepreg. During the performance period, Allied evaluated various resin systems and identified suitable resin systems for Spectra fabrics, and in January 1989 developed a new resin system (polyurethane/vinylester). This resin system was used by the U.S. Army to evaluate Spectra 900 shells. 175 Spectra helmets were produced for Phase II, Task, B. Ballistic evaluation with various projectiles showed that at around 1/3 of the weight of the current PASGT helmet, Spectra fabric composites showed significantly improved protection except against 2-grain Right Circular Cylinder (RCC) projectile where the performance is slightly lower than the current PASGT helmet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA619773

Entities

People

  • Dusan Prevorsek
  • Hong B. Chin
  • Hsin L. Li
  • John W. Song

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Operations
  • Macromolecules
  • Materials
  • Molecules
  • New Jersey
  • Plastics
  • Polymers
  • Polyurethanes
  • Projectiles
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Resins
  • Spectra
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vinyl Plastics
  • Weight

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • ballistics.