COATED FABRICS AND LAMINATES SUITABLE FOR RIGID ARMOR APPLICATIONS AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME

摘要

This invention relates to a coated fabric (1) and a method of making the same, and laminates and articles comprising the coated fabric (1). The fabric (1) comprises a woven substrate (2) having fiber volume fraction of at least 70 percent and non-meltable,, rigid rod, high strength filaments having angular cross sections created by densifying the woven substrate (2). The coated fabrics (1) and laminates are especially useful in rigid armor applications.