Dyneema Ballistic Material

Available as both hard and soft ballistic material.

Dyneema ballistic material.

This comes in two forms. Dyneema composite fabric formerly cuben fiber is a patented high end laminate fabric constructed from non woven composites utilizing space age dsm dyneema fibers. Our invention of an ultra strong ultra light material has inspired industries to transform the performance of countless products and applications. Soft armor soft armor made with dyneema is up to 35 lighter than aramid materials without compromising on protection.

Starting with dyneema fiber as the base the fibers are layered in a crisscross pattern at 0 and 90 degrees allowing more even and rapid distribution of energy. Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene uhmwpe uhmw is a subset of the thermoplastic polyethylene also known as high modulus polyethylene hmpe it has extremely long chains with a molecular mass usually between 3 5 and 7 5 million amu. Dyneema 50 x63 armor panels are the strongest lightest composite ballistic material made today. The dyneema brand is at the leading edge of the materials innovation curve.

The longer chain serves to transfer load more effectively to the polymer backbone by strengthening intermolecular interactions. Used as a filament reinforcement denim with dyneema creates much stronger and more durable jeans. Dyneema ud material is a composite unidirectional ud laminate that offers excellent energy absorption and enhanced protection in a lightweight solution. Depending on how a bullet resistant vest is made with dyneema it can withstand knives handgun fire armor piercing rounds and even rifle fire from weapons like the ak47.

Dyneema offers an unmatched strength to weight ratio is 15x stronger than steel. As a filament yarn for reinforcement or with dyneema blended into the cotton. Denim with dyneema in addition to traditional woven fabric dyneema is also available as a denim. Dyneema isn t a woven fabric like most ballistic materials but is instead a thin flexible ballistic composite made from two layers of unidirectional fibers held in place by flexible resins.

The helmets created with hard ballistic resistance from dyneema are as strong as previous helmets made with other materials but with half the weight. It can take many plies of ballistic fabric such as kevlar to stop a bullet or sharp objects so testing of any new design is highly encouraged.