A New Material
for Full Body Armor Suit to Make it Lighter
A brand new element used in making full body armor suit was developed by Dutch researchers. The material is called Dyneema SB61, a fiber made from an extremely high quality of polyethylene.
Some of the products manufactured using polyethylene is the laundry basket, food bags, as well as whole milk containers. It's the simplest form among the variety of plastics. The length and straightness from the chains and also the purity of the plastic determines exactly how strong it is. High quality polyethylene has been used to make full body armor suit for a long time, but this particular new material is more powerful compared to anything else available in the market. The original Dynema material was created by DSM in 1979. Five years ago, Jean Beugels, Koos Mencke, and Réné Steeman received an award through the American Chemical Culture as the creator of the world’s strongest artificial fiber. They have invented a newer kind of quality material associated with Dyneema which has been used in bulletproof armor long before they received the award. Their own company, DSM, decide d that the strongest fiber was not good enough. Thus, as part of their vision and mission, never to quit finding ways and means to enhance their products, the organization lately released SB61. It is the newest quality from the super-tough materials that is vastly better at stopping bullets. Since police officers are encouraged to wear the bulletproof vest below their own uniform all day, they ought to be comfortable. For that reason, armor manufacturers have attempted many different supplies in an attempt to make full body armor suit as light and versatile as possible. In the past, the slimmest and lightest body armor available in the market was made from a material known as Zylon. However, it turned out that the high performance fabric had been unstable when moist and might deteriorate gradually with exposure to perspiration as well as moisture. Zylon could be destroyed with a chemical substance called hydrolysis which actually indicates "cut through water". Dyneema is not vulnerable to moisture damage since it includes a particularly durable chemical substances. The United States may be the first organization to begin utilizing Dynema SB61 in the production of full body armor suit. It is integrated in to their TORQ line of body armor that is intended to be hidden under the coating associated with clothes. The actual slimmest setting of TORQ vest is just 5mm thick and may repel the impact of high velocity bullets. |