Multidirectional Stitched Layered Aramid Woven Fabric Structures and their Experimental Characterization of Ballistic Performance

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1331-1343

  Kadir Bilisik, A ^a   Turhan, Yildiray ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ballistic woven fabric; chain stitching; conical depth and diameter; multiaxially stitched woven structure; specific energy absorption; unstitched woven structure

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEAVING;

BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE; CONICAL DEPTH AND DIAMETER; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION; STRUCTURE TYPE; WOVEN FABRIC STRUCTURES; WOVEN FABRICS; WOVEN STRUCTURE;

ARAMID FIBERS;

ABSORPTION; ARAMID FABRIC; BALLISTIC RESISTANCE; DIAMETER; FABRIC PROPERTY; STITCH; TENSILE PROPERTY; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 70349267966     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517509104275     Document Type: Article

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