Factors influencing the ballistic impact mechanisms of textile composite materials: a review

Dewangan, Mithilesh Kumar; Panigrahi, S. K.

doi:10.1002/pat.5236

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“…The benefit of shear thickening behavior of fluids in the mechanical and ballistic applications was reported in numerous studies [ 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 ]. For these studies, a thickening ratio is taken into account in the efficiency of an STF [ 46 ].…”

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Fabric Impregnation with Shear Thickening Fluid for Ballistic Armor Polymer Composites: An Updated Overview

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As destructive power of firearms raises over the years, ballistic armors are in continuous need of enhancement. For soft armors, this improvement is invariably related to the increase of stacked layers of high-strength fiber fabrics, which potentially restrains wearer mobility. A different solution was created in the early 2000s, when a research work proposed a new treatment of the ballistic panels with non-Newtonian colloidal shear thickening fluid (STF), in view of weight decreasing with strength reinforcement and cost-effective production. Since then, databases reveal a surge in publications generally pointing to acceptable features under ballistic impact by exploring different conditions of the materials adopted. As a result, several works have not been covered in recent reviews for a wider discussion of their methodologies and results, which could be a barrier to a deeper understanding of the behavior of STF-impregnated fabrics. Therefore, the present work aims to overview the unexplored state-of-art on the effectiveness of STF addition to high-strength fabrics for ballistic applications to compile achievements regarding the ballistic strength of this novel material through different parameters. From the screened papers, SiO2, Polyethylene glycol (PEG) 200 and 400, and Aramid are extensively being incorporated into the STF/Fabric composites. Besides, parameters such as initial and residual velocity, energy absorbed, ballistic limit, and back face signature are common metrics for a comprehensive analysis of the ballistic performance of the material. The overview also points to a promising application of natural fiber fabrics and auxetic fabrics with STF fluids, as well as the demand for the adoption of new materials and more homogeneous ballistic test parameters. Finally, the work emphasizes that the ballistic application for STF-impregnated fabric based on NIJ standards is feasible for several conditions.

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Fabric Impregnation with Shear Thickening Fluid for Ballistic Armor Polymer Composites: An Updated Overview

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“…[1][2][3][4] Specifically, the aramid fiber (AF), carbon fiber (CF), glass fiber (GF), ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), and p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole (PBO, commonly referred as Zylon), are commonly used for ballistic protection. [5][6][7][8] In this regard, the AF is a high-performance synthetic fiber with excellent mechanical properties, good thermal stability, and lightweight properties, and is widely used in personal protective equipment, such as body armor and ballistic helmets. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] However, the weak interfacial action between fibers and matrix can negatively influence the mechanical properties of FRP composites.…”

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“…Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have generated significant interest in the areas of advanced high‐performance materials and structure 1–4 . Specifically, the aramid fiber (AF), carbon fiber (CF), glass fiber (GF), ultra‐high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), and p‐phenylene‐2,6‐benzobisoxazole (PBO, commonly referred as Zylon), are commonly used for ballistic protection 5–8 . In this regard, the AF is a high‐performance synthetic fiber with excellent mechanical properties, good thermal stability, and lightweight properties, and is widely used in personal protective equipment, such as body armor and ballistic helmets 9–16 …”

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Superior mechanical and ballistic performance of carbon nanotube‐reinforced phenolic/aramid fabric composites via a two‐roll pressing process

Li,

Wang,

Liu

et al. 2024

Polymer Composites

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In this study, aramid fiber (AF)/phenolic resin prepreg was fabricated by impregnating low content carbon nanotube (CNT)‐reinforced phenolic resin with aramid fabric through a two‐roll pressing process. Both non‐functionalized and carboxylic‐functionalized CNTs (CNTs and CNTs‐COOH) were used for comparison study. For each of the formulations, composite laminate was made by a hot‐pressing process with a number of the prepregs stacked together. Mechanical properties and ballistic performance of the laminates and material failure mechanisms were evaluated and analyzed. Both non‐functionalized and CNTs‐COOH can effectively improve the mechanical and ballistic performance of the laminates. With CNTs‐COOH reinforcement, better results were achieved. As compared with the laminate without CNT reinforcement, 1.0 wt% CNTs‐COOH‐reinforced laminate showed 19.41%, 22.29%, and 45.83% improvement in tensile, flexural, and adhesion shear strength, respectively. The ballistic test results showed that the V50 and the specific energy absorption (SEA) were increased by 5.77% and 13.44%, respectively. The correlation between mechanical and ballistic performance of the composites was analyzed and conducted.

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“…The yarns in warp and weft directions of 3DBAW preforms are interlocked with the same waviness, and the properties of its composites are similar in both directions (Ma W et al., 2020). 3D woven composites manufactured by integrated reinforcements are expected to apply in main load-bearing structural components owing to its excellent delamination resistance (Ahmad et al., 2020; Dewangan and Panigrahi, 2020b; Dewangan and Panigrahi, 2021). However, high curvature of load-bearing yarns leads to the poor structural stability of preforms, which produced a large deformation in curing process, resulting the poor in-plane mechanical properties and poor batch consistency of properties.…”

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Effect of fabric structural stability on the tensile property of bidirectional angle-interlock woven composites

Man

et al. 2023

International Journal of Damage Mechanics

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Three-dimensional bidirectional angle-interlock woven (3DBAW) composites exhibit the orthogonal high modulus, which has the potential to be used in load-bearing components. 3DBAW preforms prepared using the certain and uncertain cross-sectional yarns exhibit various structural characteristics, and the mechanical properties of composites show the high variation. To investigate the effect of fabric structural stability on the elastic properties of 3DBAW composites and broaden its application, contrast analysis of quasi-static tensile properties of composite specimens was proposed, and the failure mechanism was analysed. The results showed that the high tensile initial elastic modulus of 3DBAW composites was attributed to the low curvature of load-bearing yarns. For composites with stable fabrics, the tensile process was smooth and steady owing to the uniform fiber spacing, and the tensile elastic modulus and strength show the smaller coefficient of variation. The tensile crack surfaces of composites with stable structural fabrics were regular, and making the full use of the load-bearing yarns. 3DBAW preforms with stable structure can effectively reduce the fluctuation of changes at the initial stage of loading, and the translaminar fracture and adhesive matrix failure are the main failure modes without the obvious interlaminar fracture. The results provided the support for the application of 3DBAW composite in load-bearing components.

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Factors influencing the ballistic impact mechanisms of textile composite materials: a review

Cited by 14 publications

References 242 publications

Fabric Impregnation with Shear Thickening Fluid for Ballistic Armor Polymer Composites: An Updated Overview

Fabric Impregnation with Shear Thickening Fluid for Ballistic Armor Polymer Composites: An Updated Overview

Superior mechanical and ballistic performance of carbon nanotube‐reinforced phenolic/aramid fabric composites via a two‐roll pressing process

Effect of fabric structural stability on the tensile property of bidirectional angle-interlock woven composites

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