The influence of the particle size of silica on the ballistic performance of fabrics impregnated with silica colloidal suspension

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 43, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 2679-2698

  Lee, Bok Won ^a   Kim, Il Jin ^a   Kim, Chun Gon ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ballistic impact; Boundary conditions; High tenacity fabrics; Particle size; Silica colloidal suspension; Yarn pull out

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE DIAMETER; BALLISTIC IMPACT; BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE; BALLISTIC TESTS; BLUNT TRAUMA; COLLOIDAL SUSPENSIONS; DOMINANT FACTOR; DROP IMPACT; FLEXIBLE BODIES; HIGH TENACITY FABRICS; IMPACT ENERGY; IMPACT ENERGY ABSORPTION; IMPACT PERFORMANCE; INTERFACIAL FRICTION; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PARTICLE SIZE EFFECT; PLAIN WOVEN; PULL-OUT TEST; SHEAR THICKENING; SILICA PARTICLES; SPHERICAL SILICA PARTICLES; TRANSVERSE DEFORMATION;

ARMOR; BALLISTICS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FABRICS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FRICTION; IMPACT RESISTANCE; IMPREGNATION; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SHEAR STRAIN; SILICA; TENACITY; WEAVING; WOOL; YARN;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 71049156215     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998309345292     Document Type: Article

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