Soft armor materials constructed with Kevlar fabric and a novel shear thickening fluid

This study presents the dynamic stab resistance and quasi-static mechanical properties of soft armor materials constructed with Kevlar fabric impregnated with a novel shear thickening fluid (STF) composed of silica microsphere and ionic liquids (ILs). Rheological results indicate that this STF presents a unique double continuous shear thickening behavior and good conductivity. Both the stab resistance and mechanical properties of the Kevlar...