Investigation of the low velocity puncture resistance of shear thickening fluid impregnated S2 glass fiber fabrics
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In this study, unlike the studies available in the literature, low velocity puncture resistance and quasi-static puncture resistance of S2 glass fiber fabrics with high strength and impact resistance impregnated with shear thickening fluid (STF) was determined. For this purpose, firstly, a polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG400: 400 g/mole of molecular weight) suspension with the silica loading of 20 wt% was fabricated and then, theological measurements were carried out Then, drop weight puncture tests for the drop height of 200 mm, 300 mm and 400 mm and quasi-static puncture tests (6 mm/min of puncture velocity) were applied to neat and STF impregnated fabrics. Damages in fabrics and deformation marks on backing material were discussed in detail. As a result of the theological tests, it was observed that the PEG400/silica suspension exhibits shear thickening behavior. With the STF impregnation, a decrease of 30.7%, 17.7% and 20.7% was observed in the penetration depth of the penetrator into the backing material for the drop height of 200 mm, 300 mm and 400 mm, respectively. In addition, It has been seen that the impregnation of STF gives more reasonable results in terms of weight increase than increasing the number of fabric layers. As a result of quasi-static puncture tests, neat and STF impregnated fabrics showed close characteristics.