Stab resistant and anti-ballistic material and method of making the same
AssigneeTeijin Aramid B.V.
InventorsDavid R. Hand, Rudiger Hartert, Christian Bottger
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Abstract
The invention relates to a fabric having both stab resistant and anti-ballistic properties. The fabric is made of yarn of a weight greater than about 500 dtex, and the fabric has a minimum shrinkage factor of at least about 1% achieved through a densification treatment. The invention further relates to a method of producing a such a fabric having the steps of agitating a fabric made of a yarn of a weight greater than about 500 dtex, substantially removing a spin finish from the fabric before, during or after the agitating step, and drying the fabric.
Claims14
A fabric comprising of a multi-layered structure of multiple plies, wherein at least eight plies consisting of yarn of a weight greater than about 500 dtex have a minimum shrinkage factor of at least about 1% achieved through a densification treatment, and at least two plies without the densification treatment, and wherein the fabric has both stab resistant and anti-ballistic properties.
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