Gold Flex Ballistic Fiber 

Body Armor / Bullet Proof Vest

 Gold Flex is a synthetic ballistic fiber manufactured by Honeywell, Gold Flex is lighter then Kevlar, Twaron and other Ballistic material, yet offers the most bullet proof protection. Gold Flex is used in all the vest except the Rynohide Tactical and Stealth vest at the Bullet Proof Shop. Being one of the lightest and more flexible  ballistic materials provides you with a more mobile comfortable bullet proof vest for extended hours of wear.

When a bullet strikes Body Armor, the bullet is caught in a web of  very strong ballistic fiber. These fibers help absorb and disperse the impact energy that is transmitted to the Body Armor causing the bullet to mushroom. Additional energy is absorbed in the vest by each additional layer of ballistic material until the bullet is stopped. Because of the strength of each individual layer of material combined with  other additional layers, it forms a larger area for the impact to disperse and keep the bullet from penetrating the carrier. This helps in non-penetrating injuries know as ( blunt force trauma ) to internal organs.

The fiber is composed of four unidirectional layers of aramid fiber cross piled at 0º/ 90º /0º /90º..Then covered with a thermal plastic material which further enhances the protective ability of the bullet proof vest and body armor that it is applied to. Gold Flex is also used in aerospace and military applications, for ballistic rated body armor applications. Each vest at BulletProofShop.com has 25 layers of ballistic fiber.

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