BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE OF ZNO MODIFIED TWARON/POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITE FABRIC

Yaojie Xu, Guangyan Huang*, Hong Zhang

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Aramid and polyethylene fabric are gradually applied to bulletproof products due to their excellent mechanical properties. However, the inert surface of aramid fabric is difficult to chemically combine with other substances, which limits the further optimization of its bulletproof properties. In this paper, a new method of fabric surface modification is proposed, which uses KH560 coupling agent to graft ZnO nanoparticles onto aramid fiber. The ballistic limit velocity of ZnO modified Twaron/polyethylene composite fabric is 101% higher than that of neat aramid fabric, and 19% higher than that of polyethylene fabric. The numerical simulation results are in good agreement with the ballistic impact test results, which further proves that the improvement of yarn mechanical properties and structural optimization can be used as effective methods to improve the ballistic performance of ZnO modified Twaron/polyethylene composite fabrics.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInterior Ballistics, Terminal Ballistics
EditorsFrederik Coghe
PublisherDEStech Publications
Pages2484-2494
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9781605956923
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event33rd International Symposium on Ballistics, BALLISTICS 2023 - Bruges, Belgium
Duration: 16 Oct 202320 Oct 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings - 33rd International Symposium on Ballistics, BALLISTICS 2023
Volume2

Conference

Conference33rd International Symposium on Ballistics, BALLISTICS 2023
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityBruges
Period16/10/2320/10/23

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