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Khon Kaen University Faculty of Engineering Research Results Announcement “Silk cocoon blades” were developed from a type used to protect short ammunition. Until you can handle the M16 projectile. The lightest weight of 1.6 kilograms. Cool “lightweight, cost-effective” features
Time 11:30 AM on August 31 in the meeting room, 1st floor, Associate of Khon Kaen University Prof. Dr. Chanchai Panthongwiriyakul President of Khon Kaen University Presided over a press conference Researchers found the means for the month of August 2020 on the subject of bulletproof cocoons. From the research results of the Faculty of Engineering, KKU, in the midst of the attention of academics, researchers and the media, a large audience attended.
Adjunct Professor Dr. Phanomkorn, Right of the Chemical Engineering Professor Faculty of Engineering, KKU said the projectile research results Previous research has been able to protect against all kinds of handguns, today is an extension of the research that can handle ammunition of 5.56mm or M16 ammunition as a military weapon. Support for operations in weapons of war. At the moment, there are two models available: the 2 kg version and the 1.6 kg version, 2-3 times lighter than the 9 mm thick steel plate used in conventional bulletproof vests.
The Armor In addition to its light weight, the cocoon blade stops capturing bullets. Not bouncing because the use of metal plates was found to cause the projectile to bounce and could hit other organs. Or someone else who is by your side And if you compare the properties better than the soft bulletproof armor made of Kevlar. The coffin sheets were found to be cheaper and could protect against sharp weapons. That it can’t go through the cocoon, but it can go through soft armor.
For the manufacture of load bearing silk sheets, 5.56mm cartridges have a different production process than shrapnel. It also uses a cocoon that is flexible, lightweight, and impact resistant. But add materials that can absorb and distribute forces with the development of special reagents to allow the materials to bond together, resulting in a cocoon pad capable of carrying 5.56mm pistols or M16 ammunition, which is different from the original cocoon plates. they can only accept short-barreled projectiles. And while stacking up to four, 5.56mm rounds can penetrate. Different from the strength of the cocoons that were successfully invented today
Adjunct Professor Dr. Phanomkorn said that from the research results KKU offers three versions of the short-barreled shotgun, which are 0.9, 0.75 and 0.55 kilograms, and 5 shells, 56 mm. May be selected as appropriate for the performance of officer duties. And this research The patent has been registered as intellectual property.
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