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Development of a Spectra Fabric PASGT-Type Personnel Helmet
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Li, Hsin L. Chin, H. Prevorsek, Dusan C. Song, John Whachong |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Abstract : This report documents an effort that took place from October 1987 to September 1989 by AlliedSignal Inc. to develop a resin prepreg system compatible with Spectra fabric, and to fabricate helmets which have equal ballistic protection to the current Personnel Armor System, Ground Troop (PASGT) helmet, but with at least 1/3 weight reduction utilizing Spectra woven fabric prepreg. During the performance period, Allied evaluated various resin systems and identified suitable resin systems for Spectra fabrics, and in January 1989 developed a new resin system (polyurethane/vinylester). This resin system was used by the U.S. Army to evaluate Spectra 900 shells. 175 Spectra helmets were produced for Phase II, Task, B. Ballistic evaluation with various projectiles showed that at around 1/3 of the weight of the current PASGT helmet, Spectra fabric composites showed significantly improved protection except against 2-grain Right Circular Cylinder (RCC) projectile where the performance is slightly lower than the current PASGT helmet. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a619773.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |