| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Composite Materials for Sustainable Eco-Friendly Applications
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| Presentation Title |
D-14: The Response of Epoxy Hybrid Composites with Aramid Fabric and Curaua Non-Woven Fabric to Ballistic Impact by 9mm FMJ Luger Projectile |
| Author(s) |
Natalin Michele Meliande, Filipe D'Mengeon Pedreiro Balbino, Wendell Bruno Almeida Bezerra, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Lucio Fabio Cassiano Nascimento |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Wendell Bruno Almeida Bezerra |
| Abstract Scope |
The increasing awareness around the world of the urgent need to reduce the use of non-degradable synthetic materials, and the disposing problem of ballistic vests and helmets have driven research into new, more socio-environmentally sustainable materials for ballistic application. In this context, natural lignocellulosic fibers (LNFs) can be promising options because they are socio and ecofriendly and have specific mechanical properties comparable to commonly used synthetic fibers, in addition to being significantly cheaper. Thus, as the objective of evaluating the effect of hybridization of curaua fibers (Ananas Erectifolius) with aramid fibers in epoxy composites for ballistic helmets, ballistic impact tests were performed with 9mm FMJ Luger projectile. The projectile velocity was varied round to round by adjusting the propellant mass. The velocities immediately before and after the impact were measured with a Doppler Radar Antenna combined with a computer in order to estimate and compare the composites ballistic limit. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Other, Other, Other |