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Body Armor & Materials

What armor is made of — Kevlar and aramid fibers, ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene, and the ceramics and steel behind hard plates.

Kevlar

Kevlar

Aramid

Aramid

Boron carbide

Boron carbide

Silicon carbide

Silicon carbide

Aluminium oxide

Aluminium oxide

Composite armour

Composite armour

Ballistic nylon

Ballistic nylon

Titanium

Titanium

Steel

Steel

Nylon

Nylon