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. 2021 Apr 30;13(9):1450. doi: 10.3390/polym13091450

Table 4.

Results of ballistic tested body armor plates (BFS: back-face signature).

Plate Sample No. BFS in mm
Shoot 1 Shoot 2 Shoot 3
#1 Flat non-hybrid [KFRP]40 1 20.0 24.3 22.5
2 26.9 21.5 26.5
3 23.5 22.3 33.5
#2 Curved non-hybrid [KFRP]40 1 27.2 22.5 29.8
2 21.0 24.8 32.7
3 26.8 31.1 35.0
#3 Flat hybrid [CFRP4/KFRP6]4 1 N/A * 36.1 42
2 N/A * N/A * 35.3
3 N/A * 41.9 37.0
#4 Curved hybrid [CFRP4/KFRP6]4 1 39.0 N/A * 40.2
2 N/A * N/A * 43.2
3 N/A * N/A * 39.8
#5 Flat hybrid [CFRP10/KFRP30] 1 26.2 26 32.0
2 21.3 22.5 23.4
3 23.0 27.9 24.5
#6 Curved hybrid [CFRP10/KFRP30] 1 33.3 29.2 31.5
2 24.2 26.7 21.0
3 25.1 22.2 25.9
#7 Flat [CFRP4/[DPRP2/KFRP10]3] 1 38.2 40.5 N/A *
2 41.0 N/A * N/A *
3 N/A * N/A * N/A *

N/A *: Non-applicable (i.e., complete penetration).