Table 4

1 January 2000

Table 4. Test Results on Different Cut-resistant Fabrics (Tam, 1998)Note: 1. Knife penetration precedes cutting.2. Maximum delivered by a male adult is 14kg.3. Maximum delivered by a male adult is 16kg.4. The number of passes a normal cutter is required until the complete specimen, including the armor layer and the normal layer is completely cut through. Cutting is performed by a normal cutter knife that is set at an angle of 45 to the plane of the specimen with a 6kg load applied vertically.

Items	Normal	Steel Mesh	Kelvar Cloth	Ceramic Chip
1. Penetration and cut test1
Load required to penetrate(kg)2	5	18	8	15
Load required to cut (kg)3	1	17	4	20
2. Cut test4	1	Not cut	4	Not cut
3. Rubber carpet thickness (mm)	4.1	8	8	8

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