Natural ageing of polyaramide fiber from ballistic armor

Abstract Ballistic armor has been manufactured primarily based on polyaramide (Kevlar and Twaron) or Dyneema but the lifespan warranty in Brazil is only 5 years and after this time period they are incinerated or comminuted and ground up. This study aims to evaluate the changes on the physical, mech...

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Main Authors: Vitor Hugo Cordeiro Konarzewski, Fernando Ludgero Spiekemann, Ruth Marlene Campomanes Santana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Polímeros 2019-03-01
Series:Polímeros
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282019000100403&lng=en&tlng=en