Authors
Santosh Patidar
Abstract
In the world of development and advancement, the material used for bulletproof products changes from natural simple plant or metal to the material with high strength. To obtain different strength level and various properties different types of materials are used. The amount of material used, impact strength of material affect the protection. In order to reduce the textile material the possibility of using shear thickening material are used. In recent days the synthetic text fiber are used for ballistic resistance. To resist the ballistic impact high performance textile material are used. For bullet proof vest Kevlar, carbon nanotube, nylon filament yarn can effectively fill the requirement. Against the high velocity ammunition multilayered armors, tracked by aramid fabric are presently used. As a substitute, lower cost of the jute fabric composite and lightness are also in favor. These material are used to give the protection to the product used in ballistic panel. The development of bulletproof material shows scientific strength as well as military strength of country. In this paper, we highlighted the uses of some radical complex material in field of bulletproof products. Keywords: Impact, Bulletproof, Fabric, Substitute, Intensity
Introduction
In the field of bullet-proof materials many researches have been put in many countries for the development and advancement of scientific technology. Many nations have considered the need of heavy weapons and armours which are continue in more and more development. The previous discoveries of bullet proof material gave raw steel, alloys and high performance fibers. But today the material used widely in bullet proof field covers the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers (UHMWPE), the liquid crystal polymer matrix fibers, aramid fiber, ceramic composition material and many more.
By taking the products into use the chemical and physical properties like high strength, low density, good wear and high modulus, etc. should be properly checked and applied as the aramid fibers, high performance fiber have been widely accepted because of their outstanding properties which is used in bullet proof products.
A rigid liquid-crystal polymer made of the long chain of molecules is known as aramid. Its excellent performance, high temperature resistance, high tensile strength, light weight and high regularity in its molecular structure make it suitable for bulletproof product. The relative strength of Aramid fibers is 6 times better than the high quality steel and the range of continuous applied temperature for aramid fibers is -196°C-204°C. In the field of bulletproofs the arrival of aramid material was consider as milestone.
The high modulus polyethylene and highest strength fiber in the world is Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers (UHMWPE), the molecular weight of Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene lies from 100 million to 5oo million. It has 1.5 times greater strength then aramid fibers. In modern warfare it plays a very vital role because of its excellent properties. Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers have a good resistance and impact energy, which is very beneficial in the making of defense protective clothes, bulletproof materials like helicopters, ships, warheads, armor protection, etc.
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