The ballistic performance of aramid based fabrics impregnated with multi-phase shear thickening fluids

GÜRGEN S., KUŞHAN M. C.

POLYMER TESTING, vol.64, pp.296-306, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 64
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2017.11.003
  • Journal Name: POLYMER TESTING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.296-306
  • Keywords: Ballistic, High performance fabric, Shear thickening fluid, Carbide particles, Impact, IMPACT RESISTANCE, RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR, STAB RESISTANCE, KEVLAR FABRICS, SILICA, WOVEN, SUSPENSIONS, ARMOR, VISCOSITY, COLLOIDS
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Single-phase shear thickening fluids (STFs) have been extensively investigated in body protective applications. However, researchers do not have long-standing past experience of multi-phase STFs in protection. In the present work, multi-phase STFs were fabricated adding different amount of silicon carbide (SiC) additives into silica and polyethylene glycol (PEG) based suspensions. The thickening rheology of multi-phase STFs was investigated through rheological measurements. Ballistic impacts on multi-phase STF treated fabrics were carried out using lead core bullets with the impact speed of similar to 330 m/s. Based on the results, multi-phase STFs improve the ballistic performance of high performance fabrics in comparison to single-phase STFs however, the mass efficiency of fabrics has a loss of performance for high velocity impact conditions.