TY - JOUR AU - S. Panda AU - N. Navale AU - M. Saraf AU - R. Gupta AU - R. Goel PY - 2013/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Ballistic Applications of Glass and Kevlar Fibre Vinylester Composites JF - Defence Science Journal JA - DSJ VL - 44 IS - 4 SE - Materials Science & Metallurgy DO - 10.14429/dsj.44.4192 UR - https://publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/dsj/article/view/4192 AB - Void-free E-glass and Kevlar-49 fibre reinforced vinylester laminates prepared under compression moulding were found to have Charpy impact strength of 576 KJlm2 and 304 KJlm2, respectively. Ballistic immunisation tests carried out on the glass reinforced vinylester laminates with thickness ranging from 12 mm to 54 mm against 7.62 mm rifle bullets produced an exponential relationship between the per cent attenuation in bullet velocity and the areal density of the laminates; whereas the relationship was linear for 9 mm carbine fire with laminate thicknessvarying from 5.5 mm to 12 mm . ER -