American Services And Products Walter Coelho International Sales Representative Oscar Bueso Director Sales Latin America Joe Chao Technical Advisor

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American Services And Products Walter Coelho
International Sales RepresentativeOscar Bueso
Director Sales Latin AmericaJoe Chao
Technical Advisor
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Body Armor - Ballistics Overview

• Review of common ballistic materials
• Typical vest construction
• Review of ballistic standards
• Anti stab armor
• The vest manufacturers art
• Blunt Trauma

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Ballistic materials Soft armor
Manufacturer Type Name Construction
Twaron Aramid Twaron Woven
Dupont Aramid Kevlar Woven
DSM Polyethylene Dyneema Uni-directional
Honeywell Polyethylene Spectra shield Uni directional
Twaron Aramid Goldflex Uni-directional
Toyobo PBO Zylon Woven or uni-directional
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Ballistic materials Hard armor
TYPE WEIGHT CONSTRUCTION
Ceramic 5.7 Lbs/2.6 Kgs Ceramic (alumina oxide) with aramid backing
Steel 7.7 Lbs/3.5 Kgs Tempered steel/specialised metals
UHMWPE 3.1 Lbs/1.4 Kgs Pressed polyethylene Dyneema or Spectrashield
Glass Ceramic 4.2 Lbs/1.9 Kgs Glass ceramic with aramid or UHMWPE backing
10 x 12 inch combination plate
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Ballistic panel construction
Ballistic Level Type Construction Plies
NIJ IIIA Aramid 100 Aramid 30-32
NIJ IIIA Polyethylene 100 Polyethylene 32-34
NIJ IIIA PBO 100 PBO 32-34
NIJ IIIA Hybrid x Aramid x Polyethylene 26
NIJ IIIA Hybrid x Aramid x PBO 26
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Review of Ballistic standards

• NIJ United States National Institute of Justice
  standard www.justnet.org
• International / Local standards
• Levels IIA, II and IIIA protect against hand guns
• Levels III and IV protection against rifles

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NIJ Standard 0101.04
NIJ LEVEL BULLET TYPES
IIA 9mm FMJ, .40 S W
II 9mm FMJ, .357 Mag JSP
IIIA 9mm FMJ, .44 Mag SJHP
III 7.62 x 51 NATO FMJ
IV .30 M2 AP
Go to www.nlectc.org for full definition of NIJ
protocol
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MIL STD and STANAG

• NIJ V0 standard, stop pass/no stop fail
• Ballistic resistance of body armor NIJ std
  0101.06
• http//www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/223054.pdf
• Mil Std 662E (USA) and STANAG 2920 (NATO) are V50
  standards using a FSP (fragment simulation
  projectile) (17gr FSP)

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Stab resistance armor

• US STD NIJ 0115.00
• http//www.justnet.org/Lists/JUSTNET20Resources/A
  ttachments/760/0115.00.pdf
• United Kingdom PSDB
• Anti stab and anti spike are different
• Solutions can be woven, chainmail, platelets,
  steel, aluminium, titanium wire

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Manufacturers art

• Firstly to meet the specified standard
• To construct the best functional carrier
• The produce the lightest, most flexible and most
  comfortable solution
• To provide a cost effective package

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Selecting body armor

• Chose the correct Level of protection
• Select only independently certified armor
• Balance weight and flexibility versus price
• Allow the manufacturer to use their skills
• Consider breathability and comfort
• Chose a reputable manufacturer

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Measurement of Performance

• The V50 is usually used as the basic measurement
  of performance
• V50 is the 50 probability of penetration of
  defined bullet type expressed in terms of
  velocity in m/sec (or in the USA fps)
• Areal weight is also used and this is expressed
  in terms of kg/m2 (or in the USA lbs/ft2)
• Sometimes these two references are used to
  express a RPI (Relative Performance Indicator)
  V50 divided by A/D This enables comparative
  evaluation between armor types

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Blunt Trauma

• The US National Institute of Justice Standard is
  44 mm maximum depth of indentation on the body
  side, or trauma, measured on a clay similar to
  Roma Plastilina 1
• Body armor solution protection x comfort

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International Standards BFS
Country Blunt Trauma Level
US NIJ lt44mm
UK PSDB lt25mm
German Schutzklasse lt25mm and 40mm
Belgium lt20mm
Netherlands KLPD lt20mm
Sweden RPS lt25mm
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Hard armor plates

• Hard armor plates are designed to defeat high
  velocity rifle rounds
• NIJ Level III and NIJ Level IV
• Materials steel, ceramic or UHMWPE (Ultra High
  Molecular Woven Poly Ethylene)

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Types of body armor

• Concealable
• Tactical
• Military

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  certified body armor, helmets, and body shields
  manufactured in the USA and Europe.
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• 10711 SW 216th Street, Suite 101
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