Technical textiles for ballistic protection

Modem body armour falls into two categories hard body armour and soft body armour. Hard body armour is made of metal or ceramic plates. Soft body armour mainly consists of layers of fabric made of high performance fibres. Soft body armour 

Understanding ballistic threats is essential in engineering protective and lightweight body armour. The materials for body armour design should meet a number of requirements  

Materials should be strong enough to provide wearers with sufficient ballistic protection. 

Materials are required to have light weight and low bulk, aiming not to influence the wearer s mobility and efficiency. 

Materials must be durable, makiug sure that the perfonnauce of body armour does not degrade under adverse conditions, such as moisture or UV hght. 

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Volume 2 - Technical Textile Applications offers an indispensable guide to established and developing areas in the use of technical textiles. The areas covered include textiles for personal protection and welfare, such as those designed for ballistic protection, personal thermal and fire protection, and medical applications textiles for industrial, transport and engineering applications, including composite reinforcement and filtration, and the growing area of smart textiles. 

Singletary, JJ l., Bogdanovich, A.E., 2000b. Orthogonal weaving for ballistic protection. Technical usage textiles. Quart. Mag. (3rd Quarter, No. 37), 26-30. 

In general, the military specifications are normally set at higher levels or reqnire specific modifications. Military textiles are normally tested and certified for textile ballistic resistance, textile safety, UV protection, antimicrobial effectiveness, fire resistance, and many other technical features. The wear comfort, fit, and design are equally important and this chapter focuses on these areas. 

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