• Composites Research
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.17-24
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• 2007

In this study, the failure modes by ballistic impacts were studied both for a neat Kevlar woven fabric and a Kevlar liquid armor impregnated with shear thickening fluid (STF) containing silica particles. These two materials showed quite different failure modes macroscopically in ballistic impacts tests used by Cal.22 FSP and 9mm FMJ bullet. Yarn pull-out for the neat Kevlar woven fabric and yarn fracture occurred partially through all plies from 1st ply to last one for the STF-Kevlar are an important energy absorption mechanisms. The results observed by S.E.M showed commonly fiber damage which are torn skin in the longitudinal fiber direction, fiber split axially and fiber fracture for two materials. The reasons why STF-kevlar liquid armor material exhibits excellent ballistic performance are as follow: firstly the increased friction forces between yarn-yarn and fabric-fabric covered with silica particles and secondary the evolution of shear thickening phenomenmon resulting in suppression of yarn mobility.

• Composites Research
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.1-7
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• 2007

Manufacturing process of the shear thickening fluid(STF) and evaluation of the ballistic penetration resistance performance of the Kevlar-STF composites were studied. STF was made from silica and ethylene glycol, and the Kevlar-STF composite was made by impregnating the STF into the Kevlar fabric. Specimens including neat Kevlar woven fabrics and Kevlar-STF composites with two types of silica were prepared and carried out the ballistic tests. From the results STFs represented shear thickening behavior irrespective of the silica type, and Kevlar-STF composite with spherical silica showed best ballistic penetration resistance performance among them. Especially the specimens of Kevlar-STF composites with spherical silica showed radial fiber deformation by the projectile during the tests, that was somewhat different deformation behavior from those of the neat Kevlar fabrics shown fiber pull-out phenomena or fracture.

• Composites Research
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.51-53
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• 2010

자기장하에서 액체 성질인 유동성과 고체 성질인 자성을 갖는 강자성/자기흐름 유체의 제조방법, 강자성/자기흐름 유체의 조성 및 미세구조와 유체 매트릭스의 구조에 따른 자기특성과 강자성/자기흐름 유체의 물리적, 기계적 성질을 조사하고 최근 연구개발되고 있는 전기흐름유체(electrorheological fluid)의 특성과 비교하였으며, 또한 이를 바탕으로 방탄복에 대한 적용성을 검토하였다.