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A material or object described as bulletproof is capable of stopping a bullet or similar high velocity missile. The term bullet resistant is often preferred since few, if any, practical materials provide complete protection against all types of bullets or multiple hits in the same location. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into bulletproof. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a Wikimedia Foundation project intended to be a free wiki dictionary (hence: Wiktionary) (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ... .357 Magnum cartridges, containing bullets A bullet is a solid projectile propelled by a firearm and is normally made from metal (usually lead). ...

Such materials are usually rigid, but may be supple. They may be complex, such as Kevlar, Lexan, and carbon fiber composite materials, or they may be basic and simple, such as steel or titanium. Bullet resistant materials are often used in law enforcement and military applications, saving a number of lives. Kevlar is DuPont Companys brand name for a particular light but very strong aramid fibre. ... Bottles made of Lexan LEXAN® is a registered trademark for General Electric Companys brand of highly-durable polycarbonate resin thermoplastic intended to replace glass where strength justifies its cost. ... Carbon fiber composite is a strong, light and very expensive material. ... Composite materials (or composites for short) are engineered materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties and which remain separate and distinct within the finished structure. ... The old steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon content between 0. ... General Name, Symbol, Number titanium, Ti, 22 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 4, 4, d Appearance silvery metallic Atomic mass 47. ... For the band, see The Police. ...

There are strict tests which are used to classify bullet resistance, and which specify the detailed characteristics of bullets that the material or object must be resistant to. For example, the United States National Institute of Justice standard 0104.04[1] for bullet-resistant vests specifies that a Type II vest must not deform clay representing the wearer's body when hit by an 8.0 g (124 gr) 9 mm caliber round nosed full-metal jacket bullet travelling at up to 358 m/s (1175 ft/s); but a Type IIIA vest is needed for protection against the same bullet travelling at up to 427 m/s (1400 ft/s). In both cases, the vest is not required to protect against a second hit within 51 mm (2 inches) of the first. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development and evaluation agency of the United States Department of Justice. ... A vest (US meaning - UK waistcoat) A vest is a type of garment. ...

Uses

• Armored cars
• Armored vehicles
• Body armor
• Bulletproof vests
• Military vehicles
• Civillian saferooms
• Safes
• Bank vaults
• Bulletproof glass
• Aerospace
• Containers
• Riot Shields
• Bombsuits

An armored car ( or armoured car in British English) is one of several types of wheeled armored vehicles: a civilian bullet-proof passenger car, a military wheeled armored vehicle, or a special-purpose armored cargo vehicle for transporting valuables. ... ... ... Bullet resistant vest A bullet-resistant vest (body armor) - is an article of protective clothing that works as a form of armor to minimize injury from projectiles fired from handguns, shotguns and rifles. ... ... A safe is a secure lockable box used for securing valuable objects against theft or damage. ... A bank vault or strongroom is usually a (very) large safe built into (or under) the fabric of a bank building and in which valuables are stored. ... Bulletproof glass is glass that is capable of stopping all manner of bullets fired at it. ... Look up aerospace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Containers in the port of Kotka (Finland) on the Baltic Sea. ...

References

• United States National Institute of Justice Standard 0101.04