
Lightweight Ballistic Composites
Military and Law-Enforcement Applications
Description
Key Features
- Gives comprehensive coverage on all aspects of lightweight ballistic composites, from fiber manufacturing, to commercial products and testing
- Discusses the wider applications of lightweight ballistic composites in military and law-enforcement industries
- Edited by a highly respected industry expert with over thirty years’ experience developing lightweight composite ballistic materials and products
Readership
Ballistic composite design engineers, product development engineers, sales and marketing people promoting new products for the defense and law-enforcement industries
Table of Contents
1. High performance ballistic fibers
2. High performance fabrics and 3D materials
3. Non-woven and cross-plied ballistic materials
4. Ballistic threats: bullets and fragments
5. International ballistic specifications and standards
6. Lightweight composite materials processing
7. Body armor protection: vests, breast plates, helmets, bomb suits, shoes
8. Composite armor long-term durability
9. Vehicle armor
10. Ballistic material testing
11. Numerical analysis of ballistic composite materials and/or converted products
12. Ceramics for lightweight armor applications
13. Ceramic and metal faced lightweight composite materials
14. Future trends in lightweight composite armor
Product details
- No. of pages: 482
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Woodhead Publishing 2016
- Published: April 19, 2016
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- eBook ISBN: 9780081004258
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780081004067
About the Editor
A Bhatnagar
Affiliations and Expertise
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