Trauma reduction without ballistic performance reduction

A ballistic resistant material comprising:

• a first composite comprising a plurality of non-woven fibrous plies, said plurality of fibrous plies being consolidated;
• each of the fibrous plies comprising a plurality of unidirectionally oriented fibers that are substantially coated with a polymeric binder, said fibers having a tenacity of 7 g/denier or more and a tensile modulus of 150 g/denier or more;
• wherein the unidirectionally oriented fibers in each fibrous ply of the first composite are oriented in a non-parallel longitudinal fiber direction relative to the longitudinal fiber direction of each adjacent ply of said first composite;
• a second composite attached to the first composite, which second composite comprises a plurality of non-woven fibrous plies, said plurality of fibrous plies being consolidated;
• each of the fibrous plies comprising a plurality of unidirectionally oriented fibers that are substantially coated with a polymeric binder, said fibers having a tenacity of 7 g/denier or more and a tensile modulus of 150 g/denier or more;
• wherein the unidirectionally oriented fibers in each fibrous ply of the second composite are oriented in a non-parallel longitudinal fiber direction relative to the longitudinal fiber direction of each adjacent ply of said second composite;
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• a third composite attached to the second composite, which third composite comprises a plurality of non-woven fibrous plies, said plurality of fibrous plies being consolidated;
• each of the fibrous plies comprising a plurality of unidirectionally oriented fibers that are substantially coated with a polymeric binder, said fibers having a tenacity of 7 g/denier or more and a tensile modulus of 150 g/denier or more;
• wherein the unidirectionally oriented fibers in each fibrous ply of the third composite are oriented in a non-parallel longitudinal fiber direction relative to the longitudinal fiber direction of each adjacent ply of said third composite;
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• wherein the longitudinal fiber direction of the fibers in each ply of the first composite is different than the longitudinal fiber direction of the fibers in each ply of the second composite;
• and wherein the longitudinal fiber direction of the fibers in each ply of the first composite is the same as or different than the longitudinal fiber direction of the fibers in each ply of the third composite;
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• wherein the first composite has an areal density of at least about 100 g/m2, the second composite has an areal density of at least about 100 g/m2, and the third composite has an areal density of at least about 100 g/m2;
• and wherein the areal density of the first composite is greater than 50% of the total combined areal density of the first composite, second composite and third composite.

A ballistic resistant material comprising:

• a first composite comprising a plurality of woven fibrous layers, said plurality of fibrous layers being consolidated;
• each of the fibrous layers comprising a plurality of fibers having a tenacity of 7 g/denier or more and a tensile modulus of 150 g/denier or more;
• and
• a second composite attached to the first composite, which second composite comprises a plurality of woven fibrous layers, said plurality of fibrous layers being consolidated;
• each of the fibrous layers comprising a plurality of fibers having a tenacity of 7 g/denier or more and a tensile modulus of 150 g/denier or more;
• wherein each fiber of each composite has a longitudinal fiber direction and the longitudinal fiber direction of the fibers in each layer of the first composite is different than the longitudinal fiber direction of the fibers in each layer of the second composite;
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• wherein the first composite has an areal density of at least about 100 g/m2, the second composite has an areal density of at least about 100 g/m2, and wherein the areal density of the first composite is greater than 50% of the total combined areal density of the first composite and the second composite.