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  • Protective Equipment and Body Armour
    Article - 26 Sep 2002
    Protective equipment is used in everything from day to day acativities to sports to military applications. Materials that are used in these applications are looked at, as well as design, ergonomics...
  • Armor Plated Steel: MIL DTL 12560K and DEF STAN 95-24
    Article - 3 Aug 2017
    Armor plated steel dates back to the times of the 18 ton ‘land-ship’ or tank built in 1915 during World War I.
  • Ceramic Enhanced Combat Helmets And Personal Armor
    Article - 4 Oct 2013
    Mark Colin, Vice President and General Manager of the Advanced Ceramics Platform within 3M Advanced Materials Division, talks to AZoM about the benefits of ceramic armor and the Ceradyne and 3M...
  • Nanocrystals from Machining Waste Suitable for the Production High Performance Nanostructured Materials
    Article - 17 Jan 2003
    Researchers have found that the chips that are formed during the machining of metals consist of nanocrystals which are highly suited to manufacturing nanostructured materials with properties superior...
  • Man-Made Spiders Silk
    Article - 29 Jul 2002
    Synthetic spiders silk has finally been produced after many attempts. The properties of this material are extremely desirable. The production method involving transgenic animal technology is outined,...
  • Titanium - Applications
    Article - 4 Mar 2002
    The excellent properties possessed by titanium make it a highly useful material. Applications in aerospace (e.g. engines and structures)and industrial applications are covered, as are emerging...
  • Buckytubes - Introduction and Basic Facts
    Article - 28 Feb 2002
    The unique properties of buckytubes can be attributed in part to their structure. The structure of these materials, naming conventions and properties of different tube types are described. Buckytube...
  • Buckytubes - Properties
    Article - 28 Feb 2002
    It is the properties and structure of buckytubes and other fullerene materials that make them of interest. Electrical, thermal and mechanical properties are covered as are chemistry and molecular...
  • Buckytubes - Applications
    Article - 28 Feb 2002
    Buckytubes have potential applications in fields such as field emitters, conductive polymers, energy storage, molecular electronics, thermal materials, structural composites, fibres and fabrics,...
  • Epoxy MC; Mineral Filled
    Article - 20 Aug 2001
    Relative advantages, disadvantages and applications are listed together with a table of typical properties.

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