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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2015
Teijin Aramid B.v., Arnhem, NL;
Joris Van Der Eem, Arnhem, NL;
Jules Harings, Heerlen, NL;
Gerardus Janse, Maasbracht, NL;
Hendrik Tjaden, Deventer, NL;
TEIJIN ARAMID B.V., Arnhem, NL;
Abstract
A ballistic-resistant molded article includes a compressed stack of sheets made up of reinforcing tapes having a tensile strength of at least 1.0 GPa, a tensile modulus of at least 40 GPa, and a tensile energy-to-break of at least 15 J/g, the direction of the tapes within the compressed stack being not unidirectional. The stack includes a first layer of sheets including reinforcing tapes and a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) as matrix material and a further layer of sheets including reinforcing tapes and a thermoplastic elastomer as matrix material, wherein the further layer includes 0.2-8 wt. % matrix material.