Ballistic performance of multilayered armor with intermediate polyester composite reinforced with fique natural fabric and fibers

Multilayered Armor Systems (MASs) with a front ceramic followed by synthetic fabric are currently used against high velocity ammunition. In these armors, the front layer, which shatters the ceramic and spalls the bullet, is followed by an intermediate layer, usually plies of synthetic aramid fabric...

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Main Authors: Artur Camposo Pereira, Foluke Salgado de Assis, Fabio da Costa Garcia Filho, Michelle Souza Oliveira, Luana Cristyne da Cruz Demosthenes, Henry Alonso Colorado Lopera, Sergio Neves Monteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785419305149