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Processing, Structure, And Properties Of Nanoparticle Reinforced Nonwoven Sandwich Composites, Josh Griffith Fogle
Processing, Structure, And Properties Of Nanoparticle Reinforced Nonwoven Sandwich Composites, Josh Griffith Fogle
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Shockwaves produced from ballistic impacts and improvised explosive devices are capable of causing severe internal trauma to soldiers. Current antiballistic materials give adequate protection to soldiers from high velocity impacts, however they are insufficient at absorbing and dissipating shockwave energy generated by these impacts and explosive blasts. The goal of this research was to develop shockwave absorbing protective materials which can be used as liners in conjunction with current antiballistic materials by reinforcing thermoplastic polyurethane nonwovens with high modulus nanoparticles
To determine the appropriate TPU for the application, a series of TPUs of shore hardness ranging from 60D to 85A …