Characteristics of Reinforced Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene During Its Ballistic Penetration

Штерцер, А. А.; Zlobin, B. S.; Kiselev, V. V.; Shemelin, S.D.; Bukatnikov, P. A.

doi:10.1134/s0021894420030190

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“…Thus, summing up the above data, the following technological parameters can be recommended for the production of bulk products from UHMWPE powder by the CIC method with the frequency of strokes 9 s −1 : the energy of one stroke from 655 to 900 J, the preheating temperature of 100–120 °C and the total number of strokes from 2000 to 3000. Based on the data provided and on the results described in [ 18 , 19 , 20 ], it can be stated that the described CIC technology is suitable for the manufacture of UHMWPE parts with a diameter of up to 60 mm, a height of up to 24 mm and a weight of up to 65 g. Depending on the diameter of the compact, the recommended parameters of the CIC technique provide the tensile strength of compacts from 20 to 45 MPa and elongation from 185 to 470%. These characteristics, especially for samples with a diameter of 40 mm, are very close to the properties of UHMWPE compacts produced by the CIC method in the work [ 17 ] and by industrial methods of compression molding, ram extrusion and gel extrusion and spinning described in [ 1 ].…”

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“…The UHMWPE powder from which the samples were made by the CIC method was GUR 4120 (Ticona GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany) with a particle size of 120–140 μm and molar mass of 5·10 6 g/mol. The CIC method was described in our previous works [ 18 , 19 , 20 ], where the results of producing compacts from pure UHMWPE GUR 4150, as well as UHMWPE-based composites with micro- and nano-additives and with reinforcing metal inserts are presented. The additives used in [ 18 ] were TiO 2 (brand R-FC5), SiO 2 (Rosil-175 silica filter) and technical SiC powders with an average particle size of 180 nm, 17 nm and 10 μm, respectively.…”

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“…A further development of the cyclic impact compaction (CIC) method was presented in [ 18 , 19 , 20 ]. In 2004, the possibility of shock-wave compaction (a compaction method based on the use of high explosives) of UHMWPE powders was reported [ 21 ].…”

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Cyclic Impact Compaction of an Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Powder and Properties of the Compacts

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Experiments on Cyclic Impact Compaction (CIC) of UHMWPE powder GUR 4120 were carried out on a laboratory hydro-pneumatic impact device. This device provides impact energies of up to 1 kJ with a frequency of impacts of 9 s−1 and enables producing dense and robust compacts in the form of disks with a diameter of up to 60 mm and a height of up to 24 mm. The optimal parameters of the CIC were determined, which are the preheating temperature of the powder, the impact energy and the number of impacts. The strength, Brinell hardness and elongation of the resulting compacts with a diameter of 40 mm and a height of 15 mm were 37.5 MPa, 49.0 MPa and 470%, respectively. The possibility of activating UHMWPE powder by explosive loading was studied. It was found that the explosive pretreatment reduces the mechanical properties of the resultant compacts. The CIC method is suitable for the manufacture of UHMWPE-based composites with nano-additives, as evidenced by the successful production of compacts containing nanoscale detonation carbon as an additive. The results of the present study show that the CIC method is promising for the industrial production of small-sized UHMWPE parts.

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Cyclic Impact Compaction of an Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Powder and Properties of the Compacts

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“…There are many types of research and review about optimizing bulletproof vests [4,5,6]. The researchers are using many types of material such as polyethylene [7,8], ceramic composite [9,10,11,12,13], ceramic [14,15], and Titanium [16,17,18,19]. The previous research shows the potency of some materials used in this research, e.g., polyethylene and titanium, which have good resistance to stopping the bullet.…”

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Experimental study on the performance of multi-layered bulletproof vest

Sastranegara

Halawa

Anggraini

2022

Sinergi

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A bulletproof vest should have high strength and durability to resist a bullet as vital war equipment. However, the cost of creating good quality bulletproof vest is expensive. Therefore, research about an alternative bulletproof vest with affordable cost and competitive quality is needed. This research aims to review and compare two alternative vest types with one commercial type IV vest. Both alternative vests have similar components, except the second one has an additional Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) component. The ballistic test shows that alternative vests are still not enough to resist a 5.56 mm bullet, but it has the potency to handle a 9 mm bullet. Furthermore, the influence of UHMWPE to resist 9 mm bullets is shown in this research.

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“…It is a proper material for manufacturing various parts of machines, mechanisms and devices, shoulder and hip implants and for defective bone replacement along with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) [1][2][3][4][5][6]. UHMWPE is highly resistant to impact, so it is also used for protection against penetration by metallic projectiles, especially when it is reinforced with various additives and inserts [7][8][9][10].…”

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Properties of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Produced by Cyclic Impact Compaction and Reinforced with Graphene Nanoplatelets and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Shtertser,

Zlobin,

Kiselev

et al. 2023

J. Compos. Sci.

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Polymer-based composites represent a special class of materials in demand by the industry. In comparison with other polymers, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) is characterized by exceptionally high wear and impact resistance. There are different technologies for producing bulk material from UHMWPE powder and from its mixtures with various reinforcing additives. In this work, samples for research were made by cyclic impact compaction (CIC), graphene nanoplatelets and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were the reinforcing nanofillers. Nanoscale detonation carbon (NDC) produced by the detonation decomposition of acetylene was employed as a graphene nanofiller. The obtained samples were subjected to a wear test, and their hardness and tensile strength were measured. Studies have shown that the reinforcement of UHMWPE with NDC and SWCNTs leads to an increase in its hardness by 6.4% and 19.6%, respectively. With the same nanofillers, the wear resistance when rubbing against a steel ball rises by 1.13 and 1.63 times, and the coefficient of friction drops by 10% and 20%, respectively. Meanwhile, the tensile strength of UHMWPE drops by 11.7% and 40.4%, and the elongation by 11.9% and 30.1% when reinforcing UHMWPE with NDC and SWCNTs, respectively.

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Characteristics of Reinforced Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene During Its Ballistic Penetration

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

Cyclic Impact Compaction of an Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Powder and Properties of the Compacts

Cyclic Impact Compaction of an Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Powder and Properties of the Compacts

Experimental study on the performance of multi-layered bulletproof vest

Properties of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Produced by Cyclic Impact Compaction and Reinforced with Graphene Nanoplatelets and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

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