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Ballistic protection has been still important research topic in the worldwide. By the help of developments in nanotechnology, today’s body armor protection systems are advanced properties compared to older ones. Ballistic system with nanomaterials not only will protect soldiers from bullets but also will offer medical help for injured soldiers through delivery of curatives directly into body, reducing the toxicity of biological and chemical weapons and also protect from extreme weather conditions. The replacement of metallic materials used in old armoured systems by ceramic materials may offer weight reduction, autonomy increase and higher level of protection.
The main ceramic materials used commercially in the development of ballistic armors are Al2O3, B4C and SiC due to their low density, high compressive strength and high hardness. Generally, these nanoparticles are mixed with the polymer matrix and fabrics to obtained multi-layered ballistic armor system. Differently, Carbon Nanotube can be spun into fibres to make high strength fabrics. WS2, MoS2, TiS2 and NbS2 are also used for impact resistant applications such as ballistic protection personal body armor, bullet proof vests, vehicle armor, shields, helmets and protective enclosures due to showing extremely high degree of shock absorbing ability.
Posted by Müberra GÖKTAŞ on October 17, 2016
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