Unidirectional UHMWPE ballistic fabric
The fabric is produced with ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber, one of the worlds strongest and lightest fibers. The fiber has the highest strength-to-weight rate in the world, pound-for-pound, ten times stronger than steel, more durable than polyester and has a specific strength that is 40 percent greater than aramid fiber. With outstanding toughness and extraordinary visco-elactic properties, the fiber can withstand high-load strain-rate velocities. Light enough to float; it also exhibits high resistance to chemicals, water, and ultraviolet light. It has excellent vibration damping, flex fatigue, and internal fiber-friction characteristics, and its low dielectric constant makes it virtually transparent to radar. It also has very high cut resistance properties. Ballistic fabric made with this fiber has already been widely used in numerous high-performance applications, including police and ballistic-resistant vests, helmets