Development of sansevieria trifasciata/natural rubber composites for a soft body armor application
Body armor is an indispensable material in the military and defense. The development of body armor nowadays has shifted to lower-cost material with comparable ballistic properties. This research studied the potential of sansevieria trifasciata (ST) fiber as a reinforcement in soft body armor composi...
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| author | Yati Mardiyati Daniel Aditya Putra Lathifah Fauziah Onny Aulia Rachman Arief Hariyanto Steven Steven |
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| description | Body armor is an indispensable material in the military and defense. The development of body armor nowadays has shifted to lower-cost material with comparable ballistic properties. This research studied the potential of sansevieria trifasciata (ST) fiber as a reinforcement in soft body armor composite. The ST fiber was treated with various NaOH concentrations to achieve the highest tensile strength. The result showed that the highest ST fiber strength was achieved at 1.2GPa by treating the fiber with 1 wt% NaOH solution. The rebound resilience properties of the natural rubber (NR) matrix were optimized by varying the accelerator and carbon black content and were tested according to ISO 4662. The optimum energy absorption of the NR matrix was obtained using 0.4 part per hundred rubber (phr) accelerator and 30 phr carbon black. The ballistic performance of ST/NR composites was evaluated through a simulation using LS-DYNA software. The ballistic simulation revealed that the minimum thickness of ST/NR composite was 15mm to stop a bullet with a velocity of 436m/s. The results of this study indicated that ST/NR green composite was a promising candidate for a soft body armor application. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b1ec04274be437697b19d80d47c559f2023-12-16T06:09:55ZengElsevierComposites Part C: Open Access2666-68202023-10-0112100407Development of sansevieria trifasciata/natural rubber composites for a soft body armor applicationYati Mardiyati0Daniel Aditya Putra1Lathifah Fauziah2Onny Aulia Rachman3Arief Hariyanto4Steven Steven5Materials Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia; Corresponding author.Materials Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, IndonesiaMaterials Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, IndonesiaMaterials Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, IndonesiaEnergy Conversion Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha No. 10, Bandung 40132, IndonesiaMaterials Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, IndonesiaBody armor is an indispensable material in the military and defense. The development of body armor nowadays has shifted to lower-cost material with comparable ballistic properties. This research studied the potential of sansevieria trifasciata (ST) fiber as a reinforcement in soft body armor composite. The ST fiber was treated with various NaOH concentrations to achieve the highest tensile strength. The result showed that the highest ST fiber strength was achieved at 1.2GPa by treating the fiber with 1 wt% NaOH solution. The rebound resilience properties of the natural rubber (NR) matrix were optimized by varying the accelerator and carbon black content and were tested according to ISO 4662. The optimum energy absorption of the NR matrix was obtained using 0.4 part per hundred rubber (phr) accelerator and 30 phr carbon black. The ballistic performance of ST/NR composites was evaluated through a simulation using LS-DYNA software. The ballistic simulation revealed that the minimum thickness of ST/NR composite was 15mm to stop a bullet with a velocity of 436m/s. The results of this study indicated that ST/NR green composite was a promising candidate for a soft body armor application.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666682023000634Body armorC. finite element analysis (FEA)Natural rubberA. polymer-matrix composites (PMCs)Sansevieria trifasciata |
| spellingShingle | Yati Mardiyati Daniel Aditya Putra Lathifah Fauziah Onny Aulia Rachman Arief Hariyanto Steven Steven Development of sansevieria trifasciata/natural rubber composites for a soft body armor application Composites Part C: Open Access Body armor C. finite element analysis (FEA) Natural rubber A. polymer-matrix composites (PMCs) Sansevieria trifasciata |
| title | Development of sansevieria trifasciata/natural rubber composites for a soft body armor application |
| title_full | Development of sansevieria trifasciata/natural rubber composites for a soft body armor application |
| title_fullStr | Development of sansevieria trifasciata/natural rubber composites for a soft body armor application |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of sansevieria trifasciata/natural rubber composites for a soft body armor application |
| title_short | Development of sansevieria trifasciata/natural rubber composites for a soft body armor application |
| title_sort | development of sansevieria trifasciata natural rubber composites for a soft body armor application |
| topic | Body armor C. finite element analysis (FEA) Natural rubber A. polymer-matrix composites (PMCs) Sansevieria trifasciata |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666682023000634 |
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