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Ballistic impact resistance of high performance fibre reinforced plastic materials (TM-PDU-108)

Last updated on 31 May 2013 12:02

A series of high speed missile impact tests has been carried out on thin sheets of various fibre reinforced polyester composite materials. Carbon, E-glass, two types of aramid (Du Pont's Kevlar 49 and 29) and glass/carbon hybrid fibre reinforced laminates have been evaluated. Both woven and short fibre mat samples...

Author(s): Garrington P.J.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1982

United Kingdom

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