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Discobobby
01-14-11, 19:46
My google-Fu has failed me, and they don't make it easy to discern on their website. Which currently marketed Kevlar products are 100% p-aramids and which are polyethelene laminates? I'm wary of the 50/50 hybrids, even though the DBT offerings have passed with excellent results.

Thanks for your expertise!

DocGKR
01-15-11, 15:22
Goldflex is a Kevlar laminate. Kevlar XP is also similar to a laminate. Kelvar 129 and Kevlar KM2, and Kevlar XLT are all woven p-aramids, as is Twaron.

Discobobby
01-15-11, 21:02
Is Kevlar XP similar enough to a laminate to share their flaws? I know you're a fan of the DBT RVA3A, but is that vest's success a function of the XLT shielding the XP layers from the contact shot heat, or the XP performing better than a more conventional laminate? It may be indistinguishable, but worth asking.

Thanks for your time, Doc. Always deeply appreciated.