Table 4. Test Results on Different Cut-resistant Fabrics (Tam, 1998)
Items |
Normal |
Steel Mesh |
Kelvar Cloth |
Ceramic Chip |
1. Penetration and cut test1 |
|
|
|
|
Load required to penetrate(kg)2 |
5 |
18 |
8 |
15 |
Load required to cut (kg)3 |
1 |
17 |
4 |
20 |
2. Cut test4 |
1 |
Not cut |
4 |
Not cut |
3. Rubber carpet thickness (mm) |
4.1 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Note: 1. Knife penetration precedes cutting.
2. Maximum delivered by a male adult is 14kg.
3. Maximum delivered by a male adult is 16kg.
4. The number of passes a normal cutter is required until the complete specimen, including the armor layer and the normal layer is completely cut through. Cutting is performed by a normal cutter knife that is set at an angle of 45 to the plane of the specimen with a 6kg load applied vertically.