Composite Materials for Ballistic Protective Helmets

摘要

The ballistic impact performance of several high performance fibers is investigated for application asballistic protective helmet materials. Materials considered include Zylon? fiber with Kraton?, vinylesterand thermoplastic polyester resins, a hybrid system comprised of carbon fiber with an epoxy resin (as thestrikeface material) and Zylon? with a thermoplastic polyester resin (as the backface material), Spectra?2000 fiber with a vinylester resin, and Spectra? 2000 consolidated without resin. Comparison of theperformance of each material system is made to both the performance of 850 denier Kevlar? KM2 fiberwith a polyvinylbutyral/phenolic resin and to the expected performance of optimized Zylon? armorsystems.