Compression molded ballistic-resistant article
AssigneeDsm IP Assets B.V.
InventorsJohann VAN ELBURG, Harm VAN DER WERFF, Reinard Jozef Maria STEEMAN, Brad Alan DICKINSON, Ulrich HEISSERER
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AssigneeDsm IP Assets B.V.
InventorsJohann VAN ELBURG, Harm VAN DER WERFF, Reinard Jozef Maria STEEMAN, Brad Alan DICKINSON, Ulrich HEISSERER
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The invention concerns a ballistic-resistant molded article having an areal density of at least 7.0 and at most 12.0 kg/m2, comprising a consolidated stack of fibrous monolayers, each fibrous monolayer containing unidirectionally aligned high tenacity polyethylene filaments, the polyethylene filaments having a tenacity of at least 3.5 N/tex, wherein the molded article comprises between 5.0 and 20 wt % of a binder, wherein the molded article comprises at least 330 of said fibrous monolayers. The invention also relates to a ballistic-resistant sheet suitable to manufacture the molded article, wherein said ballistic-resistant sheet has an areal density of between 6 and 30 g/m2 per polyethylene filament monolayer present in the ballistic-resistant sheet. The invention further relates to a ballistic-resistant molded article whit improved performance when shot under an angle of 30 degree.
A ballistic-resistant molded article having an areal density of at least 7.0 and at most 12.0 kg/m2, comprising a consolidated stack of fibrous monolayers, each fibrous monolayer containing unidirectionally aligned high tenacity polyethylene filaments, whereby the direction of orientation of the polyethylene filaments in two adjacent fibrous monolayers in the stack differs by at least 40 and up to 90 degree, the polyethylene filaments having a tenacity of at least 3.5 N/tex, wherein the molded article comprises between 5.0 and 20 wt % of a binder, based on the total weight of the molded article,
A ballistic-resistant sheet comprising at least 2 fibrous monolayers, each fibrous monolayer containing unidirectionally aligned high tenacity polyethylene filaments, whereby the direction of orientation between the polyethylene filaments of two adjacent fibrous monolayers in the sheet differ by at least 40 and up to 90 degree, the polyethylene filaments having a tenacity of at least 3.5 N/tex, wherein the ballistic-resistant sheet comprises between 5.0 and 20 wt % of a binder based on the total weight of the ballistic-resistant sheet, wherein the fibrous monolayers are substantially free of binder and wherein adjacent fibrous monolayers are adhered to each other by a layer of the binder, wherein said ballistic-resistant sheet has an areal density of between 6 and 30 g/m2 per polyethylene filament monolayer present in the ballistic-resistant sheet, preferably between 8 and 28 g/m2 and more preferably between 10 and 26 g/m2.
A ballistic-resistant molded article wherein said molded article has an areal density of between 7.0 and 12.0 kg/m2 and comprising a consolidated stack of fibrous monolayers, each fibrous monolayer containing unidirectionally aligned high tenacity polyethylene filaments, whereby the direction of orientation between the polyethylene filaments of two adjacent fibrous monolayers in the stack differs by at least 40 and up to 90 degree, the polyethylene filaments having a tenacity of at least 3.5 N/tex, wherein the molded article comprises between 5.0 and 20 wt % of a binder based on the total weight of the molded article, and wherein the ratio of the V50, to V50 of the ballistic-resistant molded article is at least 0.95, preferably 0.98, more preferably at least 1.00 and most preferably at least 1.05.
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