Aramid - Protection and Comfort

Aramid - Protection and Comfort To date, a variety of aramid clothing is being manufactured, not only for military personnel and various special forces, but also for those who choose a hyperactive lifestyle and are obsessed with the same hunting or airsoft. Of course, airsoft gunners don't need high-protection aramid armor and additional armor plates, but a t-shirt with a special aramid insert will fit perfectly. In addition, these elements are easily hidden under outerwear, and styles suitable for the design have been developed.

Aramid's most popular products are probably armored helmets, tactical gloves and, of course, bulletproof vests. By the way, the means of passive protection adopted by NATO are made of this fabric.

hand protection Tactical gloves with aramid in the form of protective inserts on the palm and knuckles allow you to significantly increase the power of your strikes to smash them. Due to their strength, warmth and resistance to moisture and damage, such accessories have recently become popular not only among employees of professional units, but also among extreme athletes, street fighters and lovers of an active lifestyle.

Can aramid block bullets and bayonets at the same time? Aramid body armor is considered one of the most reliable means of personal passive protection. Due to its unique lightness, strength and relative durability, this "armor" is able to protect the wearer from sliding strikes from sharp weapons, dampen the impact of bullets and prevent the penetration and spread of fragments. When choosing body armor based on this polymer, you should consider some of the nuances it has. Aramid is a soft armor that won't protect you from point-blank shots or penetrating blows from knives or awls, so models were developed with special hard panels designed to additionally absorb blows.

 

shipbuilding Over the past decade, Kevlar has been used extensively in the shipbuilding industry. Due to the difficulty of the process and the price of aramid, it is selectively used. For example, only at joists or seams. Many manufacturers (e.g. shipyards BAIA Yachts, Blue water, Danish yachts, Zeelander Yachts) who build a small number of yachts per year systematically switch to aramid. The leader in the production of aramid yachts is Italy's Cranci Shipyard, which produces yachts ranging in size from 11 meters to 21 meters.

Yacht Cranch. Body Material - Aramid

aviation industry Kevlar is used in the design of many drones (such as the RQ-11) for added protection. From the above application fields of aramid fiber, it can be seen that aramid fiber is far from being known only as a means of individual armor protection adopted by the military and law enforcement agencies. The unique combination of properties makes aramids the ideal solution for a large and growing number of applications where reduced weight, increased strength and corrosion resistance significantly increase efficiency and safety levels. Today, aramids are used in everything from aircraft components to reinforcing suspension bridge structures, from suspension bridge cables to fiber optic cables, not to mention a wide range of consumer products.

Sports Equipment Kevlar is used as an inner liner in some bicycle tires to help prevent punctures. In the Japanese art of archery, Kyudo, Kevlar fibers are used to make bowstrings. In this case, the material could replace more expensive hemp fibers. This material is most commonly used in the construction of paraglider cables. In fencing it is used to make protective jackets, trousers, bibs and mask elements. Tennis racquets often also contain Kevlar elements. Kevlar is increasingly used in the "peto" - a soft covering that protects a bullfighter's horse in the arena.

The fencer's protective suit consists of a jacket and knee-length trousers, and the harness is made of lightweight Kevlar.

Audio equipment Kevlar has also been found to have beneficial acoustic properties. Currently, fabrics based on it are used to make diffusers for acoustic speakers (low and mid-range frequencies). In addition, Kevlar is used as a strength element in fiber optic cables, such as those used to transmit audio data.

string Kevlar can be used as an acoustic core for the strings of stringed instruments. The physical properties of Kevlar give strings strength, flexibility and stability. To date, the only manufacturer of such strings is CodaBow.