Plasma modification of Kevlar fabrics for ballistic applications

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1928-1934

  Sun, Danmei ^a,b   Chen, Xiaogang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

energy dispersive X ray; fabric; Kevlar; mechanical property; plasma treatment; scanning electron microscopy; surface modification

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; BALLISTICS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; FABRICS; FRICTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAYS; YARN;

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; HIGH-PERFORMANCE FIBERS; KEVLAR; PLASMA MODIFICATIONS; PLASMA TREATMENT; SURFACE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

ARAMID FIBERS;

EID: 84868029808     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517512450765     Document Type: Article

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