Videos tagged with Defensive Materials

Testing demonstrates that AR500 steel armor's spall coating is effective at containing fragmentation. An uncoated plate showed significant spalling, while a coated plate, especially within a plate carrier, effectively stopped fragments. The plate carrier itself also plays a crucial role in mitigating spalling.

This video tests the ballistic resistance of 7075 aluminum, a material used in aerospace, against various firearms. A custom Gatling AR-15 firing 5.56mm rounds, an H&K MP7 with 4.6x30mm rounds, and a full-auto .45 ACP 1911 were used. While none fully penetrated the thick aluminum plate, they created significant craters, demonstrating its impressive defensive capabilities against these calibers.