Abstract:
A multi-layer ballistic woven fabric, including an upper woven layer having upper warp yarns and upper weft yarns that are interwoven together to form the upper woven layer. The multi-layer ballistic woven fabric also includes a lower woven layer having lower warp yarns and lower weft yarns that are interwoven together, and a plurality of securing yarns, each securing yarn interwoven with at least some of the upper yarns and some of the lower yarns so as to secure the upper and lower woven layers together. At least one of the securing yarns is woven underneath a first lower weft yarn, then above a second upper weft yarn adjacent the first lower weft yarn, then underneath a third lower weft yarn adjacent the second upper weft yarn and then above a fourth upper weft yarn adjacent the third lower weft yarn. The multi-layer ballistic woven fabric is formed by interweaving the securing yarns with the warp yarns and weft yarns as the upper woven layer and lower woven layer are made.
Abstract:
A ballistic resistant article and a method of its manufacture are provided. The article comprises at least one consolidated composite, wherein the at least one consolidated composite comprises a layer A and a layer B bonded to one another, each layer A and B exhibits a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a cross-section extending from the first surface to the second surface, each layer A and each layer B comprises a network of fibers having a strength of at least 800 mN/tex (1100 MPa) according to ASTM D 7269-07, and the fibers in each layer A and B are impregnated with a matrix material, characterized in that the matrix material is distributed along the cross-section of each layer in the shape of a concentration gradient, wherein the concentration starts with a maximum value on the first surface, so that the first surface is rich in matrix material, decreases along the cross-section and reaches a minimum value on the second surface, so that the second surface is poor in matrix material, and the matrix material comprises a mixture of 75 to 95 wt.% of a polychloroprene, and 5 to 25 wt.% of a random copolymer of vinyl chloride and an acrylic ester based on a weight of the mixture.
Abstract:
The invention pertains to an antiballistic panel. The panel comprises at least a first stack and a second stack, wherein the first stack has a plurality of first laminates made of a first kind of fibers and the second stack has a plurality of second laminates made of a second kind of fibers, wherein the first kind of fibers has a tensile modulus in the range of 40-85 GPa measured according to ASTM D7269 and the second kind of fibers has a tensile modulus in the range of 86-140 GPa measured according to ASTM D7269.
Abstract:
According to one aspect, a multi-layer thermal protective fabric including a first layer having at least some yarns having flame resistant properties, a second layer adjacent the first layer, and a least one cross link yarn securing the first layer to the second layer.
Abstract:
There is provided a ballistic resistant composite including a plurality of large denier per filament (dpf) yarns which are in contact with a resm to form a composite The resm may be thermosetting resm or thermoplastic resm The large dpf yarns may be assigned a "Composite- Armor dpf factor " calculated by CA-dpf factor = dpf yarn x (density yarn ) 3 , where "dpf yarn is the yarn's filament denier and "density yarn is the yarns density.
Abstract:
According to some aspects, a method of manufacturing a coated multi-threat fabric, including providing a first fabric layer having a first surface, the first fabric layer having a plurality of high performance fibers, applying a first polymeric material onto the first surface of the first fabric layer, the polymeric material having a melt flow index of between about 0.7 to 1400 g/10 min, a Shore D hardness of between about 36 and 75, and ultimate tensile strength of between about 5 and 75 MPa, spreading the first polymeric material onto the first surface of the first fabric layer so as to form a raw coated fabric having a first coating layer, and heating the raw coated fabric to bond the first coating layer to the first fabric layer, wherein the first polymeric material is selected such that the coated multi-threat fabric is flexible enough to be stored on a roll of a predetermined size. In some aspects, a coated multi-threat fabric includes at least one layer of fabric, each layer having a plurality of high performance fibers, and at least one coating of polymeric material bonded to the at least one layer of fabric, the polymeric material comprising an ethylene acrylic acid copolymer selected to allow the coated multi-threat fabric to be stored on a roll of a predetermined size.