The objective of this proposal is to develop new processing methods and materials packages for foam core materials that can be used in military and civilian applications that call for ballistic and flame resistance. The research work will build on anexisting program in the area of ballistic… More

Our country is now faced with new challenging terrorist threats to our civil infrastructure and transportation segments. Meeting these challenges will require high performance material developments on a grand scale, which have the capability of meeting minimum ballistic requirements from handgun… More

Tex Tech Industries has an effective through thickness reinforced hybrid ballistic fabric that has recently been introduced into the ballistic armor market for police force body armor. Fabric made with this technology was tested for V-50 results using both 9mm projectiles (124g Full Metal jacket)… More

Tex Tech Industries has developed a through thickness reinforced (3-D) hybrid ballistic fabric that has recently been introduced into the ballistic armor market. Phase I testing found that for 9mm and .22 FPS projectiles, the hybrid fabric was 9 to 13% be

New fire barrier methods are necessary to protect furniture and mattresses from fire. Current California (and soon National) regulations require mattresses to be able to pass the mattress fire burn test. Typical barrier fabrics use self extinguishing fibers with high limiting oxygen index (LOI) to… More

Through this NIST SBIR program, Tex Tech Industries is developing furniture and mattress fire blocking materials. Fire barrier methods are necessary to protect furniture and mattresses from fire. In Phase I, Tex Tech used a variety of fibers to make and evaluate fibers for fire barriers. In Phase… More