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The manufacturing process seems very like an ancient version of how modern carbon fiber armor is built.
by TheMagicHorsey 4y ago
The manufacturing process seems very like an ancient version of how modern carbon fiber armor is built.
- Vecr 4y agoDo people really use carbon fiber in armor? I know the Army tried glass fiber and Kevlar for helmets before choosing Kevlar (and now some UHMWPE as well), but I can't remember anything about carbon fiber. I know you can buy carbon fiber helmets and part carbon fiber part Kevlar and/or UHMWPE helmets (at least in theory, there are problems with massive (multi year!) lead times and MIL/LE only items), but they always had dubious protection from ballistic projectiles, regarding back-face deformation, splintering, cracking, spalling, pass-through, etc.
- TheMagicHorsey 4y agoIt is used to build protective armor that motorcyclists wear. Not bulletproof armor.