Spider silk is stronger than steel, but not kevlar was my understanding with 1 caveat. It is much lighter than kevlar so it would result in much lighterweight b

Spider silk is stronger than steel, but not kevlar was my understanding with 1 caveat. It is much lighter than kevlar so it would result in much lighterweight body armor. Also "strength" as in tensile strength is not the same as toughness. Certain types of spiders spin silk that is 10x tougher than kevlar, but I don't believe any silk has a higher tensile strength than kevlar. Having served in the US Army and wore full kevlar vests + ceramic SAPI plates, I can tell you that would be welcomed.