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Kevlar Chemical Composition
Kevlar Chemical Composition
	A Chemical Structure of the fabric used in a Kevlar

Gold Flex

Gold Flex is a fabric manufactured by Honeywell from synthetic fiber and often used in ballistic vests and body armor. Gold Flex is lighter then Kevlar, Twaron and other Ballistic material, yet offers the most bullet proof protection. The material used is very flexible and strong as well which provides comfort for the individual using it and is also tolerated for longer periods of time. Gold Flex is a laminated fabric consisted of crossed-laid fibers. When an object strikes this material a "web" of it's clusters absorb the impact by a good percentage and minimizes penetration. Since this is a fibre-based creation, all fibres on the GoldFlex works together on the vest or material to stop the impact.

Protection

GoldFlex gives great resistance to abrasion and resists organic solvents making itself nonconductive, low flammable, and a great fabric that has an amazing resistance to elevated temperatures. Its degradation point starts from 500°C and it has no melting point. It is sensitive to salts, acids, and ultraviolet radiation. When it comes to the static build-up in the body it is prone to it as well [1]. Protection is also based on the pressure of the impact. Some of these fabrics are only designed with hand-guns in mind basically making anything with a bigger calibre a threat potential. One cannot wear a GoldFlex and expect a .50 cal to be stopped from penetrating it. Also GoldFlex is not the only material that is responsible for minimizing penetration and absorbing the attack. Along with GoldFlex there are other layers on top of this fabric to ensure that the object does not penetrate through the material.

Armor

When a bullet strikes the body armor, it hits ballistic fiber which is strong enough to not let it through. This fibre helps absorbing and dispersing the impact that has been made by the bullet to the body armor. This process continues and every layer of this material is effected until the bullet has reached to a full stop. All layers combined together form a larger area of the impact to disperse and keep the bullet from penetrating the carrier. This helps reducing the risk of blunt force trauma also known as injuries to internal organs.

Production

Element Table
Characteristics
Roll Weight	Pounds	122.7
Width	Inches	63.0
Length	Feet	492
Total Area Density	Testing Method	ASTM D3776-96 (2002)

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Gold Flex and Other Companies

Kevlar is one of the materials that is five time stronger than steel of equivalent wight. This material was introduced in the 1970s and was invented by a Polish-American chemist Stephanie Kwolek. This material was not only used for body armor but also used in tires for racing. The reason this Material is undertaken by the Gold Flex is due to its cost which is a lot more the Gold flex. Twaron is also another competitor for Gold Flex, but is not much in demand. Sometime all these material are used in one product but this doesn't happen very often. Users now believe that Golf Flex is one of the most affordable as well as reliable product to use when it comes to safety.

References

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Ioffe Institute Databases
WebElements.com
ChemSpider - The free chemical database, The Royal Society of Chemistry
Honeywell manufacturer of the Gold Flex fabric.
About Gold Flex.
Information

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