Multilayered polyethylene material and ballistic resistant articles manufactured therefrom
AssigneeDsm IP Assets B.V.
InventorsShalom GEVA, Yuval Fuchs
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Abstract
The present invention relates to polyethylene material that has a plurality of unidirectionally oriented polyethylene monolayers cross-plied and compressed at an angle to one another, each polyethylene monolayer composed of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene and essentially devoid of resins. The present invention further relates to ballistic resistant articles that include or incorporate the inventive polyethylene material and to methods of preparing the material and articles incorporating same.
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A multilayered material comprising a plurality of monolayers, said monolayers comprising a plurality of polyethylene strips oriented in parallel in one plane next to one another, wherein said strips are arranged in a substantially non-overlapping configuration.
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