• DOI:10.1023/A:1024424200221
Corpus ID: 136105658

The ballistic impact characteristics of Kevlar® woven fabrics impregnated with a colloidal shear thickening fluid

@article{Lee2003TheBI,
  title={The ballistic impact characteristics of Kevlar® woven fabrics impregnated with a colloidal shear thickening fluid},
  author={Y. S. Lee and E. Wetzel and N. Wagner},
  journal={Journal of Materials Science},
  year={2003},
  volume={38},
  pages={2825-2833}
}

• Y. S. Lee, E. Wetzel, N. Wagner
• Published 2003
• Materials Science
• Journal of Materials Science

This study reports the ballistic penetration performance of a composite material composed of woven Kevlar® fabric impregnated with a colloidal shear thickening fluid (silica particles (450 nm) dispersed in ethylene glycol). The impregnated Kevlar fabric yields a flexible, yet penetration resistant composite material. Fragment simulation projectile (FSP) ballistic penetration measurements at ∼244 m/s have been performed to demonstrate the efficacy of the novel composite material. The results… Expand

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