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UHMWPE is a beautiful thing. As easy to cut as wood, you can bend and mold it at temperatures over 300F, and it's strong enough that a 0.9" thick plate can stop
by owenversteeg 9y ago
UHMWPE is a beautiful thing. As easy to cut as wood, you can bend and mold it at temperatures over 300F, and it's strong enough that a 0.9" thick plate can stop bullets. Specifically, by "bullets", I mean a NIJ-0101.06 level III threat. That could be up to 24 shots from an AK-47, FN FAL, or AR-15.